--- a/src/asic.c	Sun Jul 05 13:52:50 2009 +1000
+++ b/src/asic.c	Fri Feb 17 11:52:47 2012 +1000
@@ -416,6 +416,13 @@
     MMIO_WRITE( ASIC, SORTDMACTL, 0 );
 }
 
+gboolean asic_enable_ide_interface( gboolean enable )
+{
+    gboolean oldval = idereg.interface_enabled;
+    idereg.interface_enabled = enable;
+    return oldval;
+}
+
 MMIO_REGION_READ_FN( ASIC, reg )
 {
     int32_t val;