Re: [2.6 patch] Fix PDC202XX_FORCE kconfig selection

On 1/14/06, Alan Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sad, 2006-01-14 at 16:21 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > Split PDC202XX_FORCE selection into two independ option and allow user
> > select it only for specific driver.
>
> Seems pointless. We should always grab the raid cards. The option itself
> is a mistake

Alan is right, these cards should always be grabbed in 2.6.x kernels.
This option is a leftover from earlier 2.4.x days when Promise binary
driver was available for using software RAID.

Could somebody submit a patch removing CONFIG_PDC202XX_FORCE?

Bartlomiej
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