Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:42:16 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] ide: fix drive_is_ready() for non-PCI hosts and CONFIG_IDEPCI_SHARE_IRQ=y |
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Alan Cox wrote: > On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:36:37 +0200 > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Need to check if the host is a PCI one before reading IDE_ALTSTATUS_REG. >> >> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com> > > Umm why ? The altstatus register goes back to ST-506 and the original IBM > XT hard disk controller card ?
I'm pretty sure there are at least a few controllers out there where the AltStatus/Control register block is simply non-existent.
Jeff
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