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Message-ID: <20070921130119.GB20538@flint.arm.linux.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:01:20 +0100
From: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To: Guennadi Liakhovetski <gl@...-ac.de>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <mike@...pulab.co.il>,
ARM Linux <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk>,
LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/03] CM-x270: ITE 8152 PCI bridge support
On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 12:42:55PM +0200, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, Mike Rapoport wrote:
>
> > This patch provides driver for ITE 8152 PCI bridge.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <mike@...pulab.co.il>
> >
> > arch/arm/common/Makefile | 1 +
> > arch/arm/common/it8152.c | 387 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Shouldn't it go to drivers/pci and define a platform driver? it8152 is not
> an ARM specific controller.
drivers/pci is currently only used for the PCI bus infrastructure. The
setup of host bridges is very platform dependent.
Also note that you should *avoid* DMA bounce wherever possible.
The code is broken as designed. Ensure that the DMA mask is set
appropriately, and then moan elsewhere if things don't work.
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