From c53ea18dc29a1ac075119f651d6ac4386a549a34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:50:34 +0100 Subject: ide: skip probing port if "hdx=noprobe" was used for both devices on it * Skip probing port if "hdx=noprobe" parameter was used for both devices on it. * Obsolete "idex=noprobe" parameter - it only works for ide_generic, cmd640 and PCI hosts in Compatibility mode (on alpha/x86/ia64/m32r/mips/ppc32). Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz --- Documentation/ide.txt | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/ide.txt b/Documentation/ide.txt index 94e2e3b9e77..7b782e84001 100644 --- a/Documentation/ide.txt +++ b/Documentation/ide.txt @@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ Summary of ide driver parameters for kernel command line As for VLB, it is safest to not specify it. Bigger values are safer than smaller ones. - "idex=noprobe" : do not attempt to access/use this interface - "idex=base" : probe for an interface at the addr specified, where "base" is usually 0x1f0 or 0x170 and "ctl" is assumed to be "base"+0x206 -- cgit v1.2.3 From d48567dd43868b3d2e1fcc33ee76dc2d38a1ddeb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Borislav Petkov Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:50:36 +0100 Subject: ide-tape: schedule driver for removal after 6 months Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 4d3aa519ead..ba899ff2a8f 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ Who: Len Brown --------------------------- +What: ide-tape driver +When: July 2008 +Files: drivers/ide/ide-tape.c +Why: This driver might not have any users anymore and maintaining it for no + reason is an effort no one wants to make. +Who: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz , Borislav Petkov + + +--------------------------- + What: libata spindown skipping and warning When: Dec 2008 Why: Some halt(8) implementations synchronize caches for and spin -- cgit v1.2.3 From 56467d17d205368f857e194858ea69368a1cfec2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:50:36 +0100 Subject: ide: remove ide-tape documentation from Documentation/ide.txt More complete documentation is available in Documentation/ide/ide-tape.txt. Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz --- Documentation/ide.txt | 47 ----------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 47 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/ide.txt b/Documentation/ide.txt index 7b782e84001..bcd7cd1278e 100644 --- a/Documentation/ide.txt +++ b/Documentation/ide.txt @@ -305,53 +305,6 @@ Also for legacy CMD640 host driver (cmd640) you need to use "probe_vlb" kernel paremeter to enable probing for VLB version of the chipset (PCI ones are detected automatically). -================================================================================ - -IDE ATAPI streaming tape driver -------------------------------- - -This driver is a part of the Linux ide driver and works in co-operation -with linux/drivers/block/ide.c. - -The driver, in co-operation with ide.c, basically traverses the -request-list for the block device interface. The character device -interface, on the other hand, creates new requests, adds them -to the request-list of the block device, and waits for their completion. - -Pipelined operation mode is now supported on both reads and writes. - -The block device major and minor numbers are determined from the -tape's relative position in the ide interfaces, as explained in ide.c. - -The character device interface consists of the following devices: - - ht0 major 37, minor 0 first IDE tape, rewind on close. - ht1 major 37, minor 1 second IDE tape, rewind on close. - ... - nht0 major 37, minor 128 first IDE tape, no rewind on close. - nht1 major 37, minor 129 second IDE tape, no rewind on close. - ... - -Run /dev/MAKEDEV to create the above entries. - -The general magnetic tape commands compatible interface, as defined by -include/linux/mtio.h, is accessible through the character device. - -General ide driver configuration options, such as the interrupt-unmask -flag, can be configured by issuing an ioctl to the block device interface, -as any other ide device. - -Our own ide-tape ioctl's can be issued to either the block device or -the character device interface. - -Maximal throughput with minimal bus load will usually be achieved in the -following scenario: - - 1. ide-tape is operating in the pipelined operation mode. - 2. No buffering is performed by the user backup program. - - - ================================================================================ Some Terminology -- cgit v1.2.3