Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 19:28:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 19:28:28 -0400 Received: from chiark.greenend.org.uk ([212.135.138.206]:59400 "EHLO chiark.greenend.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 19:28:28 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: drivers/block/paride/pd.c vs. generic IDE code Newsgroups: chiark.mail.linux-rutgers.kernel In-Reply-To: <200208241032.g7OAWOoS006611@mail.mplayerhq.hu> Organization: Linux Unlimited Message-Id: From: Jonathan Amery Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:32:43 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1233 Lines: 29 In article <200208241032.g7OAWOoS006611@mail.mplayerhq.hu> you write: >Hi, > >I've recently bought an parallel-to-ide interface, and after some kernel >hacking to get it work i found several problems with the currect (2.4.19) >paride interface. Actually the files drivers/block/paride/p?.c and pcd.c >are stripped down ide interface code (duplicate of the generic ide code at >drivers/ide/*) > >As you're on changing/redesigning the IDE code of the 2.5 tree, I would >consider taking a look at the paride interface and include it into the new >generic IDE code. > >Current problems/limitations of paride code: >- no support for LBA (>32GB) or big (>128GB) disks > (i've hacked LBA support into pd.c to get my 40G hdd work - i'll prepare a > patch when i'm statisfied with testing results) There appears to be LBA support in 2.5 nowadays - I've backported the patch (which appears to be working - no guarrentees though!). http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~jdamery/pd.lba.patch J. - 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/