ide: add "ignore_cable" parameter (take 2)

Add "ignore_cable" parameter:

* "ide_core.ignore_cable=[interface_number]" boot option if IDE is built-in
  (i.e. "ide_core.ignore_cable=1" to force ignoring cable for "ide1")

* "ignore_cable=[interface_number]" module parameter (for ide_core module)
  if IDE is compiled as module

v2:
* Add ide_port_apply_params() helper
  - use it in ide_device_add_all() and ide_scan_port().

* Make it possible to later disable ignoring cable detection by passing
  "[interface_number]:0" to /sys/module/ide_core/parameters/ignore_cable
  (however sysfs interface is not enabled yet since it needs some other
   IDE changes to make it work reliable).

Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
index 486c699f4aea..829a618c3e93 100644
--- a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
@@ -224,11 +224,6 @@ Summary of ide driver parameters for kernel command line
 
  "idex=reset"           : reset interface after probe
 
- "idex=ata66"           : informs the interface that it has an 80c cable
-                          for chipsets that are ATA-66 capable, but the
-                          ability to bit test for detection is currently
-                          unknown.
-
  "ide=doubler"          : probe/support IDE doublers on Amiga
 
 There may be more options than shown -- use the source, Luke!
@@ -251,6 +246,16 @@ are detected automatically).
 You also need to use "probe" kernel parameter for ide-4drives driver
 (support for IDE generic chipset with four drives on one port).
 
+To force ignoring cable detection (this should be needed only if you're using
+short 40-wires cable which cannot be automatically detected - if this is not
+a case please report it as a bug instead) use "ignore_cable" kernel parameter:
+
+* "ide_core.ignore_cable=[interface_number]" boot option if IDE is built-in
+  (i.e. "ide_core.ignore_cable=1" to force ignoring cable for "ide1")
+
+* "ignore_cable=[interface_number]" module parameter (for ide_core module)
+  if IDE is compiled as module
+
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