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Date:   Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:47:04 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Finn Thain <fthain@fastmail.com.au>
To:     Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k/mac: Replace macide driver with generic platform
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2021, Michael Schmitz wrote:

> On 26/04/21 7:37 pm, Finn Thain wrote:
> > 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.
> > 
> There's still q40ide.c (ISA IDE interface, byte-swapped, so would need 
> treatment similar to Falcon IDE). Hasn't been updated to a platform 
> device yet.
> 

AIUI, q40 support is not included in Debian/m68k kernel builds.

I wonder whether q40 could re-use the pata_falcon driver . I suppose 
pata_falcon_set_mode() would be undesirable on q40 (?) It could be made 
optional using the data parameter passed to 
platform_device_register_resndata().