[Added David.]

On Tue, 2014-05-06 at 22:26 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Sun, 2014-05-04 at 13:50 +0200, Paul Bolle wrote:
> > Ever since v2.6.19 the code contains a check for CONFIG_NO_ATA_LEGACY.
> > But that macro has never been defined. Apparently no one ran into
> > problems on platforms that do not support compatibility mode.
> 
> It was needed for some of the FRV devices I belive. Please check with
> David Howells if it's still relevant

This code has been behind (effectively) an "#if 0" check for seven
years. So either there was no problem to begin with, the problem is
fixed somewhere else, or no one is actually using the affected devices.
So I doubt this is still relevant. But maybe David thinks otherwise...

> (even if its not used in the default configs)

It's not used (and has never been used) regardless which config one
tries.


Paul Bolle

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