Re: [PATCH] drivers/ide/ide-probe.c, kernel 2.6.23.1

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> > that they were not in a BSY state. The problem was most likely in the 
> > hardware but this patch enables you to ignore waiting for disks by 
> > setting hdX=noprobe (and not setting the geometry by hand) as a kernel 
> > option.

Probably someone saving a billionth of a cent on a resistor.

> > -       SELECT_DRIVE(&hwif->drives[1]);
> > -       hwif->OUTB(8, hwif->io_ports[IDE_CONTROL_OFFSET]);
> > -       mdelay(2);
> > -       rc = ide_wait_not_busy(hwif, 35000);

Please first verify if you see the same problem with the newer ATA
drivers. I suspect you will and if so we should be fixing those not the
legacy drivers (or as well as ..)

Alan
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