uint32_t ide_ioport_read(void *opaque, uint32_t addr1)
{
    IDEBus *bus = opaque;
    IDEState *s = idebus_active_if(bus);
    uint32_t addr;
    int ret, hob;

    addr = addr1 & 7;
    /* FIXME: HOB readback uses bit 7, but it's always set right now */
    hob = 0;
    switch(addr) {
    case 0:
        ret = 0xff;
        break;
    case 1:
        if ((!bus->ifs[0].blk && !bus->ifs[1].blk) ||
            (s != bus->ifs && !s->blk)) {
            ret = 0;
        } else if (!hob) {
            ret = s->error;
        } else {
	    ret = s->hob_feature;
        }
        break;
    case 2:
        if (!bus->ifs[0].blk && !bus->ifs[1].blk) {
            ret = 0;
        } else if (!hob) {
            ret = s->nsector & 0xff;
        } else {
	    ret = s->hob_nsector;
        }
        break;
    case 3:
        if (!bus->ifs[0].blk && !bus->ifs[1].blk) {
            ret = 0;
        } else if (!hob) {
            ret = s->sector;
        } else {
	    ret = s->hob_sector;
        }
        break;
    case 4:
        if (!bus->ifs[0].blk && !bus->ifs[1].blk) {
            ret = 0;
        } else if (!hob) {
            ret = s->lcyl;
        } else {
	    ret = s->hob_lcyl;
        }
        break;
    case 5:
        if (!bus->ifs[0].blk && !bus->ifs[1].blk) {
            ret = 0;
        } else if (!hob) {
            ret = s->hcyl;
        } else {
	    ret = s->hob_hcyl;
        }
        break;
    case 6:
        if (!bus->ifs[0].blk && !bus->ifs[1].blk) {
            ret = 0;
        } else {
            ret = s->select;
        }
        break;
    default:
    case 7:
        if ((!bus->ifs[0].blk && !bus->ifs[1].blk) ||
            (s != bus->ifs && !s->blk)) {
            ret = 0;
        } else {
            ret = s->status;
        }
        qemu_irq_lower(bus->irq);
        break;
    }
#ifdef DEBUG_IDE
    printf("ide: read addr=0x%x val=%02x\n", addr1, ret);
#endif
    return ret;
}

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