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Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] drivers/ide/: cleanups
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
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Ar Maw, 2006-07-11 am 18:30 +0400, ysgrifennodd Michael Tokarev:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > This patch contains the following clenups:
> > - setup-pci.c: #if 0 the unused ide_pci_unregister_driver()
> 
> Hmm.  So, ide drivers will be unloadable forever, without
> a chance to fix it someday? ;)

If you want removable IDE drivers use 2.4-ac or follow the libata work.
drivers/ide is on its way out. In fact Adrian, just deleting that
function would be a better patch.

Alan