Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:38:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:38:39 -0500 Received: from [81.2.110.254] ([81.2.110.254]:43765 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:38:38 -0500 Subject: Re: linux kernel IDE development process question From: Alan Cox To: Jeremy Jackson Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <1048955308.1467.20.camel@contact.skynet.coplanar.net> References: <1048955308.1467.20.camel@contact.skynet.coplanar.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1049039480.14686.7.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.1 (1.2.1-4) Date: 30 Mar 2003 16:51:21 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 932 Lines: 23 On Sat, 2003-03-29 at 16:28, Jeremy Jackson wrote: > I would like to know what code is kept in sync between 2.4/2.5 > (2.2/2.0?). This way I can start by understanding what is already being > done. This is related to the recent "hdparm and removable IDE?" thread > on LKML. None of it. > I would like to start by declaring ide_hwifs[] static, and removing the > extern ide_hwifs from ide.h. all references to ide_hwifs[] will be > converted to macros and/or access method functions, that return a Feel free, its your tree. If it cleans up stuff a lot it may be a workable change for 2.5. Don't overdo the access function stuff though our you'll make things slower and larger. Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/