Hi,
Why this option is obsoleted ? It can be used on many systems when Linux
still tries to detect disabled in the BIOS IDE controller - you may
significantly reduce boot time, without bunch of the "ide reset succeed"
messages.
So embedded people use IDE as hardware interface to different
controlling systems - how they can tell Linux, now without "idex=noprobe"
option, not to probe _this_ IDE controller ?
So can be said about "obsoleted "idex=base[,ctl[,irq]]" kernel
parameters" - now nobody, who make simple custom hardware, can tell legacy
IDE driver about different hardware resources, which is normal for other
Linux subsystems - see for example LPT or most network cards kernel boot
parameters.
Its pitifully, especial for embedded people, that Linux becoming less
configurable system ;(
Rus
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