From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262798AbVD2Phn (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:37:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262800AbVD2Phn (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:37:43 -0400 Received: from web60214.mail.yahoo.com ([209.73.178.117]:13200 "HELO web60214.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262798AbVD2Phj (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:37:39 -0400 Message-ID: <20050429153738.78730.qmail@web60214.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:37:38 -0400 (EDT) From: john doe Subject: Re: ATA port addresses To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: 6667 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Thank you for the prompt reply! I'll look at this option closer. Is there a way to bypass the IDE driver though? I was hoping the code would run at the driver level for security reasons. I would like to write the command to the device directly. > Its architecture and board dependent. Linux will let > you issue IDE > taskfile command blocks via ioctls so you can avoid > poking the hardware > (and poking the hardware will upset the ide > driver..) ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca