From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030283AbXCVJMF (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:12:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030300AbXCVJME (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:12:04 -0400 Received: from fmmailgate01.web.de ([217.72.192.221]:60721 "EHLO fmmailgate01.web.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030283AbXCVJMD (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:12:03 -0400 Message-ID: <052c01c76c62$78f7f7a0$eeeea8c0@aldipc> From: "roland" To: Cc: Subject: [RFC] - Schedule mcdx for removal ? was: warning: #warning You have not edited mcdx.h Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:14:18 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org anyway - i wonder if anybody is ever using 2.6.21+ on a system with one of those legacy mitsumi single-speed (LU-005/FX-001) and double-speed (FX-001D) cd-rom drives !? iirc, these where the first drives available on the market (must have been around '94) and those were no ide/atapi compatible drives which had their own isa-bus controller. i wonder if there still exist any of those devices in functional state in this world, at least not attached to some system being able to boot 2.6.21+ - so, maybe mcdx driver is something for Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt , being removed in 2.6.25 or so after being announced for some time (i.e. driver telling "i will be gone soon, go spend those $15 to get a new drive") ? not 100% sure here, but there really may be nobody to complain about removing this one..... regards roland ps: hey, i just read discussions about removing RAW driver, so if THAT being discussed for removal, this one probably should have been removed already ! ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: "roland" To: Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:43 AM Subject: warning: #warning You have not edited mcdx.h > while looking at some more warnings i got with allyesconfig i came across > this really weird one: > > In file included from drivers/cdrom/mcdx.c:78: > drivers/cdrom/mcdx.h:180:2: warning: #warning You have not edited mcdx.h > drivers/cdrom/mcdx.h:181:2: warning: #warning Perhaps irq and i/o settings > are wrong. > > looking into the code : > > #ifndef I_WAS_HERE > #ifndef MODULE > #warning You have not edited mcdx.h > #warning Perhaps irq and i/o settings are wrong. > #endif > #endif > > and before: > /* *** make the following line uncommented, if you're sure, > * *** all configuration is done */ > /* #define I_WAS_HERE */ > > huh? > > is this file meant to be edited before compile ? > > > searched the list and came across some patch from adrian bunk: > > [Patch] (new version) configure mcdx without editing mcdx.h > > at http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=94772887906874&w=2 > and http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=94724271712637&w=2 > and http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=94699770112439&w=2 > > has this never been merged ? > > regards > roland > > >