linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] ide: add ->tf_load and ->tf

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Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:22:30 +0200
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
Cc:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] ide: add ->tf_load and ->tf_read methods

On Wednesday 16 April 2008, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> 
> > * Add ->tf_load and ->tf_read methods to ide_hwif_t and set the default
> >   methods in default_hwif_transport().
> 
>     It's not clear to me what do we gain with addign such methods...

in short-term not much besides a nice optimization

in long-term it should enable us to remove ->IN*/OUT* methods completely

> > * Use ->tf_{load,read} instead o calling ide_tf_{load,read}() directly.
> 
> > * Make ide_tf_{load,read}() static.
> 
> > There should be no functional changes caused by this patch.
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
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