Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757235AbYLDOHw (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:07:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754822AbYLDOHm (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:07:42 -0500 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:53481 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754710AbYLDOHl (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:07:41 -0500 Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 14:07:42 +0000 From: Alan Cox To: "Shane McDonald" Cc: "Sergei Shtylyov" , bzolnier@gmail.com, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Resurrect IT8172 IDE controller driver Message-ID: <20081204140742.1d0d8046@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: References: <492A8306.9000400@ru.mvista.com> <20081204100717.32819f1b@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.12; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 637 Lines: 17 On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:01:49 -0600 "Shane McDonald" wrote: > Would it be acceptable to claim that these changes are outside the > scope of this patch, and code the IT8172 driver to behave in the same > manner as the other wrong drivers, with a suitable comment indicating > this fact? I think so.. and if its moved over to libata it can just be fixed then 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/