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Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k/mac: Replace macide driver with generic platform
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To:     Finn Thain <fthain@fastmail.com.au>
Cc:     Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
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From:   John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>
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Date:   Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:48:34 +0200
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On 4/26/21 9:37 AM, Finn Thain wrote:> If you enable CONFIG_IDE and CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PLATFORM, Quadras and 
> Powerbooks will use the kernel/drivers/ide/ide_platform.ko module.
> 
> If you enable CONFIG_ATA and CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM, Quadras and
> Powerbooks will use the kernel/drivers/ata/pata_platform.ko module.
> 
> (If you enable all of the above, you may need to use a blacklist to ensure 
> that the preferred driver module gets loaded.)
> 
> Was macide the only IDE driver in Debian/m68k kernels without a libata 
> alternative? If so, this patch would allow you to finally drop CONFIG_IDE.

That's great to hear. It means that systems using the Mac IDE drivers will
survive the legacy IDE removal if it ever comes.

So, thanks a lot for addressing this!

Adrian

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