On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:44:16 -0500 (EST)
"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> in drivers/ata/libata-sff.c:
>
> ...
> #if defined(CONFIG_NO_ATA_LEGACY)
> /* Some platforms with PCI limits cannot address compat
> port space. In that case we punt if their firmware has
> left a device in compatibility mode */
> if (legacy_mode) {
> printk(KERN_ERR "ata: Compatibility mode ATA is not supported on this platform, skipping.\n");
> return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> }
> #endif
> ...
>
> there is no Kconfig file that defines that variable -- should that
> test be removed? or is something eventually coming that defines it?
It is used by some of the unsubmitted tree stuff certainly and is there
because some platforms will need it (eg FRV).
Alan
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