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Subject: Re: [patch] IDE fix for current -bk
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 05:30, Andrew Morton wrote:
> do_ide_setup_pci_device() is returning an uninitialised
> ata_index_t causing an oops at bootup.

Its initialized by ide_pci_setup_ports

	index->all = 0xF0F0

but yes you are right - the error path can return it uninitialized.