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Subject[PATCH][2.6.0-test2] fix ata_probe driver autoloading (another module failing to autoload - ide-cd)
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> > On Saturday 02 August 2003 21:54, David Walser
> >
> > wrote:
> > > I think in 2.4 I had ide-cd as a module, but I
> >
> > didn't
> >
> > > have to do anything special to get it loaded to
> >
> > use
> >
> > > IDE CD-ROM devices.
> > >
> > > I just noticed in 2.6 I have to load it manually.
> > > What's the best way to handle this?
> >

Apply this patch :). Apparently drive->driver is never NULL now but defaults
to default driver.

thank you

-andrey--- ../tmp/linux-2.6.0-test2/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c 2003-07-27 22:33:36.000000000 +0400
+++ linux-2.6.0-test2-smp/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c 2003-08-03 15:17:10.000000000 +0400
@@ -1134,6 +1134,8 @@ static int ata_lock(dev_t dev, void *dat
return 0;
}

+extern ide_driver_t idedefault_driver;
+
struct kobject *ata_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
{
ide_hwif_t *hwif = data;
@@ -1141,7 +1143,7 @@ struct kobject *ata_probe(dev_t dev, int
ide_drive_t *drive = &hwif->drives[unit];
if (!drive->present)
return NULL;
- if (!drive->driver) {
+ if (drive->driver == &idedefault_driver) {
if (drive->media == ide_disk)
(void) request_module("ide-disk");
if (drive->scsi)
@@ -1153,7 +1155,7 @@ struct kobject *ata_probe(dev_t dev, int
if (drive->media == ide_floppy)
(void) request_module("ide-floppy");
}
- if (!drive->driver)
+ if (drive->driver == &idedefault_driver)
return NULL;
*part &= (1 << PARTN_BITS) - 1;
return get_disk(drive->disk);
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