Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: linux kernel IDE development process question | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 30 Mar 2003 16:51:21 +0100 |
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On Sat, 2003-03-29 at 16:28, Jeremy Jackson wrote: > I would like to know what code is kept in sync between 2.4/2.5 > (2.2/2.0?). This way I can start by understanding what is already being > done. This is related to the recent "hdparm and removable IDE?" thread > on LKML.
None of it.
> I would like to start by declaring ide_hwifs[] static, and removing the > extern ide_hwifs from ide.h. all references to ide_hwifs[] will be > converted to macros and/or access method functions, that return a
Feel free, its your tree. If it cleans up stuff a lot it may be a workable change for 2.5. Don't overdo the access function stuff though our you'll make things slower and larger.
Alan
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