Jeff Garzik wrote: > Chuck Ebbert wrote: >> Jeff Garzik wrote: >>> Jeff Garzik (8): >>> libata/IDE: remove combined mode quirk >> >> You can't just remove the "combined_mode=" kernel parameter or >> every Linux user who uses that will get an unbootable kernel >> with no good way of diagnosing the problem. It should still >> be accepted and just print a warning. > > No, most modern distros will simply Just Work(tm) due to mount by label, > udev, and similar gadgets. > > As long as you have at least one (if not both) ATA drivers, you have a > kernel that will boot your hardware. And by definition those using > combined_mode= do indeed have the necessary drivers. OK, this is a kernel parameter and should be fine. But you can't remove *module* parameters for drivers needed for booting or the initrd will fail to load the module with "unknown parameter" and users can't boot. - 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
