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List:       linux-arm-kernel
Subject:    Re: IDE driver
From:       Matthias Welwarsky <mwelwarsky () web ! de>
Date:       2003-03-24 18:56:36
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On Monday 24 March 2003 11:16, Martin J. Saxon wrote:
> I'm currently porting 2.4.18-rmk5 to a new device which has non-standard
> IDE hardware (actually a CF socket, but I think I can only use it in True
> IDE mode).
>
> I was hoping to write a hardware access mini-driver to plug into the bottom
> of the standard ide driver, but this driver is quite complex. Does anyone
> know of any resources other than the source code that will help me to
> understand what is going on? Or am I just being a wimp?

Why don't you take a look at drivers/ide/falconide.c? This is a mini-driver 
for the atari falcon. I'm sure you can figure out how it works. I've done it 
several times now for different platforms, and it's always been a 1h job ;)

regards,
	matthias


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