linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/19] ARM: at91/at91x40: remove use of at91_sys

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Message-Id: <201202221436.29474.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:36:29 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
Cc:	plagnioj@...osoft.com, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rmallon@...il.com,
	linux@....linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/19] ARM: at91/at91x40: remove use of at91_sys_read/write

Hi Nicolas and Jean-Christophe,

On Wednesday 22 February 2012, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
> --- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91x40.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91x40.c
> @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void at91x40_idle(void)
>          * Disable the processor clock.  The processor will be automatically
>          * re-enabled by an interrupt or by a reset.
>          */
> -       at91_sys_write(AT91_PS_CR, AT91_PS_CR_CPU);
> +       __raw_writel(AT91_PS_CR_CPU, AT91_PS_CR);
>         cpu_do_idle();
>  }

How about making this writel_relaxed in the process?
I would like to see the use of __raw_*() get reduced in code that gets
touched. In most cases writel_relaxed/readl_relaxed is the correct
accessor function instead.

	Arnd
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