In ide_probe_port() skip probe if ide_port_wait_ready() returns -ENODEV and print error message instead of debug one if it returns -EBUSY. Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx> --- against Linus' tree drivers/ide/ide-probe.c | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c =================================================================== --- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c +++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c @@ -702,8 +702,12 @@ static int ide_probe_port(ide_hwif_t *hw if (irqd) disable_irq(hwif->irq); - if (ide_port_wait_ready(hwif) == -EBUSY) - printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Wait for ready failed before probe !\n", hwif->name); + rc = ide_port_wait_ready(hwif); + if (rc == -ENODEV) { + printk(KERN_INFO "%s: no devices on the port\n", hwif->name); + goto out; + } else if (rc == -EBUSY) + printk(KERN_ERR "%s: not ready before the probe\n", hwif->name); /* * Second drive should only exist if first drive was found, @@ -714,7 +718,7 @@ static int ide_probe_port(ide_hwif_t *hw if (drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PRESENT) rc = 0; } - +out: /* * Use cached IRQ number. It might be (and is...) changed by probe * code above -- 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