[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] arch/xx/pci: remap_pfn_range -> io_remap_pfn_range
Michael S. Tsirkin
mst at mellanox.co.il
Wed Jul 27 23:48:59 PDT 2005
Quoting r. Greg KH <gregkh at suse.de>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch/xx/pci: remap_pfn_range -> io_remap_pfn_range
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 01:32:00AM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > Greg, Martin, does the following make sense?
> > If it does, should other architectures be updated as well?
> >
> Hm, you do realize that io_remap_pfn_range() is the same thing as
> remap_pfn_range() on i386, right?
>
> So, why would this patch change anything?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
It doesnt change any behaviour.
Its a style issue I'm trying to fix: even in arch specific code, isnt it better
to use a generic io_remap_pfn_range to map PCI memory?
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MST
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