diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_via.c b/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
index 9be877c..6326bcf 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
@@ -103,97 +103,23 @@
 	ATA_BMDMA_SHT(DRV_NAME),
 };
 
-static const struct ata_port_operations vt6420_sata_ops = {
-	.mode_filter		= ata_pci_default_filter,
-
-	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
-	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
-	.check_status		= ata_check_status,
-	.exec_command		= ata_exec_command,
-	.dev_select		= ata_std_dev_select,
-
-	.bmdma_setup            = ata_bmdma_setup,
-	.bmdma_start            = ata_bmdma_start,
-	.bmdma_stop		= ata_bmdma_stop,
-	.bmdma_status		= ata_bmdma_status,
-
-	.qc_prep		= ata_qc_prep,
-	.qc_issue		= ata_qc_issue_prot,
-	.data_xfer		= ata_data_xfer,
-
+static struct ata_port_operations vt6420_sata_ops = {
+	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma_port_ops,
 	.freeze			= svia_noop_freeze,
-	.thaw			= ata_bmdma_thaw,
 	.error_handler		= vt6420_error_handler,
-	.post_internal_cmd	= ata_bmdma_post_internal_cmd,
-
-	.irq_clear		= ata_bmdma_irq_clear,
-	.irq_on			= ata_irq_on,
-
-	.port_start		= ata_sff_port_start,
 };
 
-static const struct ata_port_operations vt6421_pata_ops = {
+static struct ata_port_operations vt6421_pata_ops = {
+	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma_port_ops,
+	.cable_detect		= vt6421_pata_cable_detect,
 	.set_piomode		= vt6421_set_pio_mode,
 	.set_dmamode		= vt6421_set_dma_mode,
-	.mode_filter		= ata_pci_default_filter,
-
-	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
-	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
-	.check_status		= ata_check_status,
-	.exec_command		= ata_exec_command,
-	.dev_select		= ata_std_dev_select,
-
-	.bmdma_setup            = ata_bmdma_setup,
-	.bmdma_start            = ata_bmdma_start,
-	.bmdma_stop		= ata_bmdma_stop,
-	.bmdma_status		= ata_bmdma_status,
-
-	.qc_prep		= ata_qc_prep,
-	.qc_issue		= ata_qc_issue_prot,
-	.data_xfer		= ata_data_xfer,
-
-	.freeze			= ata_bmdma_freeze,
-	.thaw			= ata_bmdma_thaw,
-	.error_handler		= ata_bmdma_error_handler,
-	.post_internal_cmd	= ata_bmdma_post_internal_cmd,
-	.cable_detect		= vt6421_pata_cable_detect,
-
-	.irq_clear		= ata_bmdma_irq_clear,
-	.irq_on			= ata_irq_on,
-
-	.port_start		= ata_sff_port_start,
 };
 
-static const struct ata_port_operations vt6421_sata_ops = {
-	.mode_filter		= ata_pci_default_filter,
-
-	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
-	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
-	.check_status		= ata_check_status,
-	.exec_command		= ata_exec_command,
-	.dev_select		= ata_std_dev_select,
-
-	.bmdma_setup            = ata_bmdma_setup,
-	.bmdma_start            = ata_bmdma_start,
-	.bmdma_stop		= ata_bmdma_stop,
-	.bmdma_status		= ata_bmdma_status,
-
-	.qc_prep		= ata_qc_prep,
-	.qc_issue		= ata_qc_issue_prot,
-	.data_xfer		= ata_data_xfer,
-
-	.freeze			= ata_bmdma_freeze,
-	.thaw			= ata_bmdma_thaw,
-	.error_handler		= ata_bmdma_error_handler,
-	.post_internal_cmd	= ata_bmdma_post_internal_cmd,
-
-	.irq_clear		= ata_bmdma_irq_clear,
-	.irq_on			= ata_irq_on,
-
+static struct ata_port_operations vt6421_sata_ops = {
+	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma_port_ops,
 	.scr_read		= svia_scr_read,
 	.scr_write		= svia_scr_write,
-
-	.port_start		= ata_sff_port_start,
 };
 
 static const struct ata_port_info vt6420_port_info = {