No need to initialize drive->gendev and waste memory on IDE settings for not present devices.
Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/ide/ide-probe.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) Index: b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c =================================================================== --- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c +++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c @@ -1194,6 +1194,10 @@ static void init_gendisk (ide_hwif_t *hw for (unit = 0; unit < MAX_DRIVES; ++unit) { ide_drive_t * drive = &hwif->drives[unit]; + + if (!drive->present) + continue; + ide_add_generic_settings(drive); snprintf(drive->gendev.bus_id,BUS_ID_SIZE,"%u.%u", hwif->index,unit); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html