linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2 07/16] PCI: TILE: convert pcibios_set

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Date:	Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:27:37 -0400
From:	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
To:	Myron Stowe <myron.stowe@...hat.com>
CC:	<jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>, <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux@....linux.org.uk>, <vapier@...too.org>,
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	<ralf@...ux-mips.org>, <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
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	<gxt@...c.pku.edu.cn>, <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
	<chris@...kel.net>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2 07/16] PCI: TILE: convert pcibios_set_master() to
 a non-inlined function

On 10/28/2011 5:48 PM, Myron Stowe wrote:
> From: Myron Stowe <mstowe@...hat.com>
>
> This patch converts TILE's architecture-specific 'pcibios_set_master()'
> routine to a non-inlined function.  This will allow follow on patches
> to create a generic 'pcibios_set_master()' function using the '__weak'
> attribute which can be used by all architectures as a default which,
> if necessary, can then be over-ridden by architecture-specific code.
>
> Converting 'pci_bios_set_master()' to a non-inlined function will
> allow TILE's 'pcibios_set_master()' implementation to remain
> architecture-specific after the generic version is introduced and
> thus, not change current behavior.
>
> No functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Myron Stowe <myron.stowe@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>

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Chris Metcalf, Tilera Corp.
http://www.tilera.com

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