Does anyone work on making ATA moduler?

[Norikatsu Shigemura]

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:43:19 +0900
Takanori Watanabe <takawata at init-main.com> wrote:
> Hi,There is a problem when PCMCIA related stuff
> is used as module, ATA CF is not recognized.
> This is because PCMCIA atachment is not compiled 
> when pccard(4) is not compiled in.
> To fix it, we have to supply PCMCIA attachment
> in any form.
> One way is to make a kernel module that contains only
> ATA/PCMCIA attachment with this Makefile

	Tested by: nork using ume's smart card in CBUG Hakone Camp.

> ==
> .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../dev/ata
> KMOD= atacard
> SRCS= ata-card.c
> SRCS+= bus_if.h device_if.h card_if.h power_if.h
> .include <bsd.kmod.mk>
> ===

	This is good works with MODULES_OVERRIDE.

> Then two question.
> 1. May I commit this workaround?
> 2. Are there any people working on ATA for making it fully
> moduler?

	Please, please commit this or other work around.