As for VLB, it is safest to not specify it.
                          Bigger values are safer than smaller ones.
 
- "idex=reset"          : reset interface after probe
-
  "ide=doubler"         : probe/support IDE doublers on Amiga
 
 There may be more options than shown -- use the source, Luke!
 
                if (drive->present)
                        rc = 0;
        }
-       if (hwif->io_ports[IDE_CONTROL_OFFSET] && hwif->reset) {
-               printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: reset\n", hwif->name);
-               hwif->OUTB(12, hwif->io_ports[IDE_CONTROL_OFFSET]);
-               udelay(10);
-               hwif->OUTB(8, hwif->io_ports[IDE_CONTROL_OFFSET]);
-               (void)ide_busy_sleep(hwif);
-       }
+
        local_irq_restore(flags);
+
        /*
         * Use cached IRQ number. It might be (and is...) changed by probe
         * code above
 
                 */
                static const char *ide_words[] = {
                        "minus1", "minus2", "minus3", "minus4",
-                       "reset", "minus6", "ata66", "minus8", "minus9",
+                       "minus5", "minus6", "ata66", "minus8", "minus9",
                        "minus10", "four", "qd65xx", "ht6560b", "cmd640_vlb",
                        "dtc2278", "umc8672", "ali14xx", NULL };
 
 #else
                                goto bad_hwif;
 #endif
-                       case -5: /* "reset" */
-                               hwif->reset = 1;
-                               goto obsolete_option;
+                       case -5:
                        case -2:
                        case -1:
                        case 0:
 
        unsigned        present    : 1; /* this interface exists */
        unsigned        serialized : 1; /* serialized all channel operation */
        unsigned        sharing_irq: 1; /* 1 = sharing irq with another hwif */
-       unsigned        reset      : 1; /* reset after probe */
        unsigned        sg_mapped  : 1; /* sg_table and sg_nents are ready */
        unsigned        mmio       : 1; /* host uses MMIO */