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Message-ID: <20121207211606.6c5d5bc8@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 21:16:06 +0000
From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
Cc: linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Using IO functions across ARM, PPC and Microblaze architectures
> Because I need to use IO functions which will behave
> on arm as little endian and on powerpc as big endian
> and on microblaze depends on endian setting.
> I haven't found any IO function which I could use by 3 architectures
> without using preprocessor macros or runtime detection
Its a rather weird mix. We can do "always big" and "always little"
> 1. Using helper function + preprocessor macros
> (using static inline function also possible)
Then someone comes along and sticks a daughterboard into the system with
the same device the other way around and there are years
> 2. Using function pointers
Probably smarter. 8250.c works this way and it has to handle some
extremely bizarre mappings.
> b) Runtime initialization - here is the question if there is
> any standard function which I could use.
Set the pointers up and pass them as data with your platform device, that
way the function definitions are buried in your platform code where they
depend.
Alan
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