fs/partitions/msdos.c
Well make the patch that works and send it to me.
#ifndef __sparc_32__
#include <linux/ide.h>
#endif
Try doing it of the arch calls.........
All you have to do is explain the issue........and propose a fix.
On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Anton Blanchard wrote:
>
> > 1. ide-geometry is forced into the block device code unconditionally. That
> > breaks all archs which don't know about IDE drives (and don't care: ever
> > seen an Apollo Domain or an Mac-68k or an IBM S/390 with IDE drives? and
> > sparc doesn't need it either, newer Ultra's have IDE but to my knowledge
> > none of the older 32bit SPARCs).
> >
> > My suggestion: make it conditional on CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE...
> >
> > 2. linux/ide.h is included by fs/partitions/msdos.c. This breaks compilation
> > also, because that requires asm-<arch>/hdreg.h which does not exist on all
> > archs (but could if need should be).
> >
> > So the problem is: keep the IDE stuff out of where it does not belong.
>
> I agree. It is the only thing preventing sparc32 from compiling now.
>
> Anton
>
Andre Hedrick
The Linux IDE guy
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