Devices which don't set word 93 validation bit should be now handled by ide-iops.c::ivb_list[] and for debugging purposes cable detection can be completely overriden with "idex=ata66" parameter. Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/ide/Kconfig | 16 ---------------- drivers/ide/ide-iops.c | 4 ---- 2 files changed, 20 deletions(-) Index: b/drivers/ide/Kconfig =================================================================== --- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig @@ -1065,22 +1065,6 @@ endif config BLK_DEV_IDEDMA def_bool BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI || BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PMAC || BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_ICS || BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX_MDMA2_DBDMA -config IDEDMA_IVB - bool "IGNORE word93 Validation BITS" - depends on BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI || BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PMAC || BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_ICS - ---help--- - There are unclear terms in ATA-4 and ATA-5 standards how certain - hardware (an 80c ribbon) should be detected. Different interpretations - of the standards have been released in hardware. This causes problems: - for example, a host with Ultra Mode 4 (or higher) will not run - in that mode with an 80c ribbon. - - If you are experiencing compatibility or performance problems, you - MAY try to answer Y here. However, it does not necessarily solve - any of your problems, it could even cause more of them. - - It is normally safe to answer Y; however, the default is N. - endif config BLK_DEV_HD_ONLY Index: b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c =================================================================== --- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c +++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c @@ -615,11 +615,7 @@ u8 eighty_ninty_three (ide_drive_t *driv * - force bit13 (80c cable present) check also for !ivb devices * (unless the slave device is pre-ATA3) */ -#ifndef CONFIG_IDEDMA_IVB if ((id->hw_config & 0x4000) || (ivb && (id->hw_config & 0x2000))) -#else - if (id->hw_config & 0x6000) -#endif return 1; no_80w: - 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