Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263015AbUKYIRg (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:17:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263019AbUKYIRf (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:17:35 -0500 Received: from ems.hclinsys.com ([203.90.70.242]:16649 "EHLO ems.hclinsys.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263015AbUKYIRd (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:17:33 -0500 Subject: Meaning of HWIF_PROBE_CLASSIC_METHOD From: Jagadeesh Bhaskar P To: LKML Cc: Kernel Newbie Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1101370757.3795.33.camel@myLinux> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 (1.4.5-7) Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 13:49:17 +0530 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 714 Lines: 19 What does this variable stand for? I saw that it was used in ....../drivers/ide/ide-probe.c There if that macro is defined, probe_hwif() and hwif_init() are called seperately and if it is not defined a single function call to probe_hwif_init() goes. So that does this HWIF_PROBE_CLASSIC_METHOD stand for? I saw a comment saying "Probe for drives in the usual way.. CMOS/BIOS, then poke at ports", what does that imply? -- Jagadeesh Bhaskar P - 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/