Add "ignore_cable" kernel parameter:
* "ide_core.ignore_cable=[interface_number]" boot option if IDE is built-in
(i.e. "ide_core.ignore_cable=1" to force ignoring cable for "ide1")
* "ignore_cable=[interface_number]" module parameter (for ide_core module)
if IDE is compiled as module
Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/ide/ide.txt | 15 ++++++++++-----
drivers/ide/ide.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
Index: b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
===================================================================
--- a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
@@ -242,11 +242,6 @@ Summary of ide driver parameters for ker
"idex=reset" : reset interface after probe
- "idex=ata66" : informs the interface that it has an 80c cable
- for chipsets that are ATA-66 capable, but the
- ability to bit test for detection is currently
- unknown.
-
"ide=reverse" : formerly called to pci sub-system, but now local.
The following are valid ONLY on ide0, which usually corresponds
@@ -275,6 +270,16 @@ are detected automatically).
You also need to use "probe" kernel parameter for ide-4drives driver
(support for IDE generic chipset with four drives on one port).
+To force ignoring cable detection (this should be needed only if you're using
+short 40-wires cable which cannot be automatically detected - if this is not
+a case please report it as a bug instead) use "ignore_cable" kernel parameter:
+
+* "ide_core.ignore_cable=[interface_number]" boot option if IDE is built-in
+ (i.e. "ide_core.ignore_cable=1" to force ignoring cable for "ide1")
+
+* "ignore_cable=[interface_number]" module parameter (for ide_core module)
+ if IDE is compiled as module
+
================================================================================
Some Terminology
Index: b/drivers/ide/ide.c
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -1257,6 +1257,38 @@ struct class ide_port_class = {
.release = ide_port_class_release,
};
+static unsigned int ide_ignore_cable;
+
+static int ide_set_ignore_cable(const char *s, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ unsigned long i = simple_strtoul(s, NULL, 0);
+
+ if (i >= MAX_HWIFS)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ide_ignore_cable |= (1 << i);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+module_param_call(ignore_cable, ide_set_ignore_cable, NULL, NULL, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_cable, "ignore cable detection");
+
+static void __init ide_apply_params(void)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
+ ide_hwif_t *hwif = &ide_hwifs[i];
+
+ if (ide_ignore_cable & (1 << i)) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "ide: ignoring cable detection for "
+ "ide%d\n", i);
+ hwif->cbl = ATA_CBL_PATA40_SHORT;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
/*
* This is gets invoked once during initialization, to set *everything* up
*/
@@ -1285,6 +1317,8 @@ static int __init ide_init(void)
proc_ide_create();
+ ide_apply_params();
+
return 0;
out_port_class:
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