diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c b/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
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+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
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+/*
+ * generic/default IDE host driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2004 Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
+ * This code was split off from ide.c.  See it for original copyrights.
+ *
+ * May be copied or modified under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/ide.h>
+
+static int __init ide_generic_init(void)
+{
+	if (ide_hwifs[0].io_ports[IDE_DATA_OFFSET])
+		ide_get_lock(NULL, NULL); /* for atari only */
+
+	(void)ideprobe_init();
+
+	if (ide_hwifs[0].io_ports[IDE_DATA_OFFSET])
+		ide_release_lock();	/* for atari only */
+
+	create_proc_ide_interfaces();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+module_init(ide_generic_init);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");