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diff --git a/Documentation/mips/AU1xxx_IDE.README b/Documentation/mips/AU1xxx_IDE.README index 5c8334123f4f..25a6ed1aaa5b 100644 --- a/Documentation/mips/AU1xxx_IDE.README +++ b/Documentation/mips/AU1xxx_IDE.README @@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ Two files are introduced: a) 'include/asm-mips/mach-au1x00/au1xxx_ide.h' containes : struct _auide_hwif - struct drive_list_entry dma_white_list - struct drive_list_entry dma_black_list timing parameters for PIO mode 0/1/2/3/4 timing parameters for MWDMA 0/1/2 @@ -63,12 +61,6 @@ Four configs variables are introduced: CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_AU1XXX_SEQTS_PER_RQ - maximum transfer size per descriptor -If MWDMA is enabled and the connected hard disc is not on the white list, the -kernel switches to a "safe mwdma mode" at boot time. In this mode the IDE -performance is substantial slower then in full speed mwdma. In this case -please add your hard disc to the white list (follow instruction from 'ADD NEW -HARD DISC TO WHITE OR BLACK LIST' section). - SUPPORTED IDE MODES ------------------- @@ -120,44 +112,6 @@ CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y Also undefine 'IDE_AU1XXX_BURSTMODE' in 'drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c' to disable the burst support on DBDMA controller. -ADD NEW HARD DISC TO WHITE OR BLACK LIST ----------------------------------------- - -Step 1 : detect the model name of your hard disc - - a) connect your hard disc to the AU1XXX - - b) boot your kernel and get the hard disc model. - - Example boot log: - - --snipped-- - Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2 - ide: Assuming 50MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx - Au1xxx IDE(builtin) configured for MWDMA2 - Probing IDE interface ide0... - hda: Maxtor 6E040L0, ATA DISK drive - ide0 at 0xac800000-0xac800007,0xac8001c0 on irq 64 - hda: max request size: 64KiB - hda: 80293248 sectors (41110 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=65535/16/63, (U)DMA - --snipped-- - - In this example 'Maxtor 6E040L0'. - -Step 2 : edit 'include/asm-mips/mach-au1x00/au1xxx_ide.h' - - Add your hard disc to the dma_white_list or dma_black_list structur. - -Step 3 : Recompile the kernel - - Enable MWDMA support in the kernel configuration. Recompile the kernel and - reboot. - -Step 4 : Tests - - If you have add a hard disc to the white list, please run some stress tests - for verification. - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --------------- |