linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] ide: move SFF I/O code to ide-io-sff.c

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Message-Id: <200901191523.15240.bzolnier@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:23:15 +0100
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 2/6] ide: move SFF I/O code to ide-io-sff.c

On Monday 19 January 2009, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
> 
>     Gah, what in the world is that SFF I/O code?
> 
> > Index: b/drivers/ide/ide-io-sff.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io-sff.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
> > +
> > +#include <linux/kernel.h>
> > +#include <linux/ide.h>
> > +
> > +/*
> > + *	Conventional PIO operations for ATA devices
> > + */
> > +
> > +static u8 ide_inb(unsigned long port)
> > +{
> > +	return (u8) inb(port);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void ide_outb(u8 val, unsigned long port)
> > +{
> > +	outb(val, port);
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + *	MMIO operations, typically used for SATA controllers
> > + */
> > +
> > +static u8 ide_mm_inb(unsigned long port)
> > +{
> > +	return (u8) readb((void __iomem *) port);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void ide_mm_outb(u8 value, unsigned long port)
> > +{
> > +	writeb(value, (void __iomem *) port);
> > +}
> 
>     Ah, I see. Can we finally stop abusing the SFF name? Or are we bound to 
> copy every mistake that libata has made? :-/

Please suggest a better name. :)

[ I'm also not happy with the naming but couldn't think of a better one. ]
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