Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bart/ide-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bart/ide-2.6: (41 commits)
  scc_pata: make use of scc_dma_sff_read_status()
  ide-dma-sff: factor out ide_dma_sff_write_status()
  ide: move read_sff_dma_status() method to 'struct ide_dma_ops'
  ide: don't set hwif->dma_ops in init_dma() method
  Resurrect IT8172 IDE controller driver
  piix: sync ich_laptop[] with ata_piix.c
  ide: update warm-plug HOWTO
  ide: fix ide_port_scan() to do ACPI setup after initializing request queues
  ide: remove now redundant ->cur_dev checks
  ide: remove unused ide_hwif_t.sg_mapped field
  ide: struct ide_atapi_pc - remove unused fields and update documentation
  ide: remove superfluous hwif variable assignment from ide_timer_expiry()
  ide: use ide_pci_is_in_compatibility_mode() helper in setup-pci.c
  ide: make "paranoia" ->handler check in ide_intr() more strict
  ide-cd: convert to ide-atapi facilities
  ide-cd: start DMA before sending the actual packet command
  ide-cd: wait for DRQ to get set per default
  ide: Fix drive's DWORD-IO handling
  ide: add port and host iterators
  ide: dynamic allocation of device structures
  ...

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diff --git a/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt b/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt
index d5885468b072..98152bcd515a 100644
--- a/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ide/warm-plug-howto.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ unplug old device(s) and plug new device(s)
 # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/scan
 
 done
+
+NOTE: please make sure that partitions are unmounted and that there are
+no other active references to devices before doing "delete_devices" step,
+also do not attempt "scan" step on devices currently in use -- otherwise
+results may be unpredictable and lead to data loss if you're unlucky