# Re: \[PATCH 9/9\] docs: kernel-parameters: Drop the pata\_legacy.qdi and pata\_legacy.winbond entries

- From: Damien Le Moal \<dlemoal@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2026-09-05 08:01:15 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2026/09/17518066
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-input/2026/09/17517982/t.md

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On 9/5/26 16:03, Karl Mehltretter wrote:
> pata_legacy no longer has qdi or winbond module parameters. The QDI
> support went away with commit 0dcd0a76370a ("libata: remove no longer
> needed pata_qdi driver") and the Winbond VLB support with commit
> 3c4d783f6922 ("ata: pata_legacy: remove VLB support"). The entries also
> refer to CONFIG_PATA_QDI_MODULE and CONFIG_PATA_WINBOND_VLB_MODULE,
> which do not exist either.
> 
> Drop both entries.
> 
> Fixes: 0dcd0a76370a ("libata: remove no longer needed pata_qdi driver")
> Fixes: 3c4d783f6922 ("ata: pata_legacy: remove VLB support")
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: Karl Mehltretter <redacted>

Acked-by: Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@kernel.org>

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Damien Le Moal
Western Digital Research

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