> Why is it that other drivers did not need this functions? Did they > copy them? Or maybe they don't need them? Most drivers can use the common functions as is. The problem starts when you need special mecanisms to access the taskfile registers. Ben. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html