Re: [PATCH 3/13] siimage: fix wrong ->swdma_mask

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On Saturday 10 March 2007, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> 
> > [PATCH] siimage: fix wrong ->swdma_mask
> 
> > This driver doesn't support SWDMA so use the correct ->swdma_mask.
> 
> > While at it:
> 
> > * no need to call config_chipset_for_pio() in config_chipset_for_dma(),
> >   if DMA is not available config_chipset_for_pio() will be called
> >   by siimage_config_drive_for_dma() and if DMA is available
> >   config_siimage_chipset_for_pio() will be called by siimage_tune_chipset()
> 
>     Ugh, this driver has such a messy code PIO-wise!  There seems to be 
> completely no point in calling config_siimage_chipset_for_pio() from 
> siimage_tune_chipset().  Not mentioning that tuneproc() method fails to 
> actually control IORDY (it only twiddles IORDY bits for taskfile access). Ah, 
> and tuneproc() fails to set the drive's own mode (as usual)... :-)
>     I was going to post patches but then figured out that we don't actually 
> support this driver, so the priority has significatly dropped. :-)

Does it mean that I should expect more patches for other drivers? ;-)

If so I could take care of this one... :-)

Bart
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