[PATCH] IDE modules + cmd640 (2.4.22)

From: Alexander Achenbach (xela_at_slit.de)
Date: 09/22/03

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    Date:	Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:32:21 +0200
    To: Andre Hedrick <andre@linux-ide.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
    
    
    

    Hi all.

    This patch intends to fix an unresolved symbol 'init_cmd640_vlb' error
    when compiling kernel 2.4.22 using

         CONFIG_IDE=m
         CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=m

    and an enabled 'CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640' option. The problem would show up
    on the first attempt to run 'depmod' or otherwise deal with IDE modules.

    I've not seen any fix for this in any recent prerelease.

    The problem is caused by the way 'cmd640' is included in the kernel. If

         CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y

    (which is the only answer offered besides 'n' for a stock 2.4.22), the
    'cmd640' code will be put into the kernel statically. As 'ide-core.o'
    will be a module and it will contain a reference to the (unexported)
    function 'init_cmd640_vlb' of 'cmd640.c', symbol resolution will fail.

    The following patch assumes that 'cmd640' is meant to be an independent
    module now (as all other IDE drivers in 'drivers/ide/pci') if IDE core is
    modular. The patch only adds the required configuration option changes to
    allow an additional answer 'm' for 'CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640' (and disabling
    'y' completely if IDE is modular). Boolean 'CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED'
    may now be set to 'y' if 'CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640' is either 'y' or 'm'.

    With 'CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=m', the reference to 'init_cmd640_vlb' from
    'ide.c' will be omitted, leaving VLB handling to the respective module
    parameter of 'cmd640.o'.

    NB: While I have verified that symbols resolve cleanly and 'cmd640.o' loads
         without problems, I currently have no hardware to actually test any
         CMD640 chipsets on (I only added the driver to my configuration for
         completeness), so I cannot tell whether the modular driver actually
         works as it should. At least it doesn't break IDE module loading now.

    Best regards,
    Alex

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    diff -ur linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/Config.in linux-2.4.22-cmd640fix/drivers/ide/Config.in
    --- linux-2.4.22/drivers/ide/Config.in Mon Aug 25 13:44:41 2003
    +++ linux-2.4.22-cmd640fix/drivers/ide/Config.in Sun Sep 21 17:03:19 2003
    @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     
        comment 'IDE chipset support/bugfixes'
        if [ "$CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE" != "n" ]; then
    - dep_bool ' CMD640 chipset bugfix/support' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 $CONFIG_X86
    - dep_bool ' CMD640 enhanced support' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED $CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640
    + dep_tristate ' CMD640 chipset bugfix/support' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 $CONFIG_X86 $CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE
    + dep_mbool ' CMD640 enhanced support' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED $CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640
           dep_bool ' ISA-PNP EIDE support' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ISAPNP $CONFIG_ISAPNP
           if [ "$CONFIG_PCI" = "y" ]; then
              bool ' PCI IDE chipset support' CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI

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