Re: [PATCH] M68k IDE updates

Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:11:31 +0200 (MEST)


On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, Richard Zidlicky wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 01:26:12PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > Since both Atari and Q40/Q60 use PIO only, this affects ata_{in,out}put_data()
> > only. It's quite easy to add a swap flag to ide_drive_t (configurable through
> > hdX=swapdata), that is checked in ata_{in,out}put_data(). To improve
> > performance, we wouldn't swap twice, but just call the new routines
> > hwif->{IN,OUT}S[WL]_NOSWAP.
>
> contradicts previous paragraph? Still wrong smartdata etc unless
> you mean to set the flag per request depending on the type of command
> - which would be quite easy afaics.

Oops, you're right.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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