Re: PATCH: CMD640 IDE chipset

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <B.Zolnierkiewicz@elka.pw.edu.pl>]

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On Tuesday 11 of November 2003 17:50, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> > > >   The code that handles PIO settings was rearanged in a new function:
> > > > cmd640_tuneproc().
> > >
> > > Is this really necessary, it is even harder to read it now...
> >
> >   It is necessary, unless the purpose of this piece of code is
> > readability.

No, but I want to know WHY it is necessary.

> > > Stefan, please rework your patch.  Thanks.
> >
> >   If you say that the only way I will get this driver fixed is to keep it
> >   ugly then I will send you a lame patch that does just that.
>
> Minimize changes, then next time when you need to fix this driver (say in
> 2.7) you will spend much less time on tracking changes 2.0.x->2.7.x.

I've get report that fixing outb->outl issue is sufficient to get working driver.
Still dunno about second channel support.

Waiting for a lame patch... :)
--bartlomiej