linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] uio_pci_generic does not export memory resources

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Message-ID: <20120608171128.GF9705@local>
Date:	Fri, 8 Jun 2012 19:11:28 +0200
From:	"Hans J. Koch" <hjk@...sjkoch.de>
To:	Dominic Eschweiler <eschweiler@...s.uni-frankfurt.de>
Cc:	"Hans J. Koch" <hjk@...sjkoch.de>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] uio_pci_generic does not export memory resources

On Fri, Jun 08, 2012 at 07:07:46PM +0200, Dominic Eschweiler wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 08.06.2012, 18:37 +0200 schrieb Hans J. Koch:
> > It does, the documentation is just not very explicit when it comes to
> > memory mapping. 
> 
> OK, quoting the other mail:
> 
> Am Freitag, den 08.06.2012, 19:39 +0300 schrieb Michael S. Tsirkin:
> 
> > Documentation says this:
> > 
> >         Userspace driver can use pci sysfs interface, or the
> >         libpci libray that wraps it, to talk to the device and to
> >         re-enable interrupts by writing to the command register. 
> 
> I think should ditch the discussion about the patch and I'm going to
> revise the documentation? I read this part a couple of times and allways
> thought the "sysfs interface" refers to the UIO sysfs entry. 

Ah OK, it's easy to misunderstand that.

> 
> Therefore, would it be OK if I send a patch for the documentation next
> week?

Sure, that would be great!

Thanks,
Hans
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