Re: [Gc-linux-cvs] linux/include/asm-ppc io.h,1.8,1.9

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On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 12:59:16PM +0200, Albert Herranz wrote:
> > That change doesn't touch the accessors bit, so I
> > don't see where the
> > problem is..
> 
> There's no problem. That's the problem. Your patch
> does actually nothing.
> 
> > The appropriate accessors _do_ exist. None of the
> > drivers doing
> > I/O actually use them, unfortunately.
> 
> We can't use them yet, as you already mentioned it.

in/out_be(16|32)(). ioread/write(16|32)be() are simply wrappers around
these.

> > I think I clarified it enough in the commit message.
> > Nothing has been
> > broken, intentionally or unintentionally. Like I
> > said, patch exists, and
> > until it makes it into mainline,
> > include/asm-ppc/io.h remains in CVS.
> 
> Yes, nothing is broken. And nothing changed.
> 
> That's why I wondered, why the patch? Just cvs noise?
> Or did I miss something subtle?

Noise, yes. But a step towards eventually moving it out of CVS.

	Arthur