+static ide_hwif_t *ide_ports[MAX_HWIFS];
+
+void ide_remove_port_from_hwgroup(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
+{
+ ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup = hwif->hwgroup;
+
+ ide_ports[hwif->index] = NULL;
+
+ spin_lock_irq(&ide_lock);
+ /*
+ * Remove us from the hwgroup, and free
+ * the hwgroup if we were the only member
+ */
+ if (hwif->next == hwif) {
+ BUG_ON(hwgroup->hwif != hwif);
+ kfree(hwgroup);
+ } else {
+ /* There is another interface in hwgroup.
+ * Unlink us, and set hwgroup->drive and ->hwif to
+ * something sane.
+ */
+ ide_hwif_t *g = hwgroup->hwif;
+
+ while (g->next != hwif)
+ g = g->next;
+ g->next = hwif->next;
+ if (hwgroup->hwif == hwif) {
+ /* Chose a random hwif for hwgroup->hwif.
+ * It's guaranteed that there are no drives
+ * left in the hwgroup.
+ */
+ BUG_ON(hwgroup->drive != NULL);
+ hwgroup->hwif = g;
+ }
+ BUG_ON(hwgroup->hwif == hwif);
+ }
+ spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);
+}
+