1 files changed, 2 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_via.c b/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
index f0757023ce9d..1dc9b4f2b2dc 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ enum {
         SATA_CHAN_ENAB          = 0x40, /* SATA channel enable */
         SATA_INT_GATE           = 0x41, /* SATA interrupt gating */
         SATA_NATIVE_MODE        = 0x42, /* Native mode enable */
-        SATA_PATA_SHARING       = 0x49, /* PATA/SATA sharing func ctrl */
         PATA_UDMA_TIMING        = 0xB3, /* PATA timing for DMA/ cable detect */
         PATA_PIO_TIMING         = 0xAB, /* PATA timing register */
 
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ enum {
         NATIVE_MODE_ALL         = (1 << 7) | (1 << 6) | (1 << 5) | (1 << 4),
 
         SATA_EXT_PHY            = (1 << 6), /* 0==use PATA, 1==ext phy */
-        SATA_2DEV               = (1 << 5), /* SATA is master/slave */
 };
 
 static int svia_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent);
@@ -508,7 +506,6 @@ static int svia_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
         struct ata_host *host;
         int board_id = (int) ent->driver_data;
         const int *bar_sizes;
-        u8 tmp8;
 
         if (!printed_version++)
                 dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, &pdev->dev, "version " DRV_VERSION "\n");
@@ -517,19 +514,10 @@ static int svia_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
         if (rc)
                 return rc;
 
-        if (board_id == vt6420) {
-                pci_read_config_byte(pdev, SATA_PATA_SHARING, &tmp8);
-                if (tmp8 & SATA_2DEV) {
-                        dev_printk(KERN_ERR, &pdev->dev,
-                                   "SATA master/slave not supported (0x%x)\n",
-                                   (int) tmp8);
-                        return -EIO;
-                }
-
+        if (board_id == vt6420)
                 bar_sizes = &svia_bar_sizes[0];
-        } else {
+        else
                 bar_sizes = &vt6421_bar_sizes[0];
-        }
 
         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(svia_bar_sizes); i++)
                 if ((pci_resource_start(pdev, i) == 0) ||