Re: New true IDE compact flash driver starting point?

[Dick Hollenbeck]

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thursday 08 January 2009, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
>   
> > On a new ARM9 board with memory mapped interface to a compact flash 
> > socket, I need to implement an IDE or ATA driver that will support TRUE 
> > IDE mode.
> >
> > Am using kernel version 2.6.26
> >
> > What is the best starting point, i.e. example driver in the tree?
> >     
>
> You should not need to write a new driver, but rather use the existing
> drivers/ata/pata_platform.c driver by registering the MMIO registers
> and IRQ number as a platform device.
>
> 	Arnd <><
>   
Thank you Arnd!

Is there some example code in the tree to do this?

I've done something similar to this for 8250 serial ports, but I am 
having a difficult time finding out how to do this with pata_platform.c

Thanks,

Dick Hollenbeck


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