From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757531AbYFGVbS (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:31:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754049AbYFGVbF (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:31:05 -0400 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:58448 "EHLO gprs189-60.eurotel.cz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754007AbYFGVbE (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:31:04 -0400 Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 23:31:56 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Cc: kernel list , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.25 -> 2.6.26-rc1: pcmcia flash card changed name from hda to hdc Message-ID: <20080607213156.GB1746@elf.ucw.cz> References: <20080515132313.GA1558@elf.ucw.cz> <200805162140.49501.bzolnier@gmail.com> <20080605102146.GA1552@elf.ucw.cz> <200806062245.55973.bzolnier@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200806062245.55973.bzolnier@gmail.com> X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! ... > I now see the source cause of the hda -> hdc name change - we've fixed > bast-ide (for arm/bast and arm/vr1000) palm_bk3710 (arm/davinci), ide-cs > and delkin_cb to use ide_find_port() instead of ide_deprecated_find_port() > in the commit 4f0eee4d877e3b617b6a22d209d52b3dfca2b2a7. > > This was needed because re-using interfaces already claimed by other host > drivers was buggy (i.e. if ide-cs was used along with some other host driver > that can be unloaded, unloading the other driver would result in attempt to > un-register ide-cs interface => havoc), also the change was necessary for > proper IDE warm-plug support (devices can be added/removed to ide0). > > We may try to bring the old behavior back with some (major) hackery but: No, I do not think we should do any hackery here. I should fix my scripts. Thanks! Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html