linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/23] powerpc: use the new byteorder headers

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Message-ID: <18602.9348.243840.223801@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:40:20 +1000
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/23] powerpc: use the new byteorder headers

Harvey Harrison writes:

> -static __inline__ __u16 ld_le16(const volatile __u16 *addr)
...
> -static __inline__ void st_le16(volatile __u16 *addr, const __u16 val)
...
> -static __inline__ __u32 ld_le32(const volatile __u32 *addr)
...
> -static __inline__ void st_le32(volatile __u32 *addr, const __u32 val)

NAK.  Several powerpc-specific drivers use these things that you are
removing, so you just broke those drivers.

Paul.
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