linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] iommu: Move swap_pci

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Date:	Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:34:11 -0600
From:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
To:	Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Cc:	Varun Sethi <Varun.Sethi@...escale.com>,
	stuart.yoder@...escale.com, scottwood@...escale.com,
	"open list:INTEL IOMMU (VT-d)" <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] iommu: Move swap_pci_ref function to pci.h.

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 12:42:00AM +0530, Varun Sethi wrote:
>> swap_pci_ref function is used by the IOMMU API code for swapping pci device
>> pointers, while determining the iommu group for the device.
>> Currently this function was being implemented for different IOMMU drivers.
>> This patch moves the function to pci.h so that the implementation can be
>> shared across various IOMMU drivers.
>
> The function is only used in IOMMU code, so I think its fine to keep it
> there (unless Bjorn disagrees and wants it in PCI code).

I agree; I don't think there's much benefit in putting something under
#ifdef CONFIG_IOMMU_API into pci.h.  Maybe there is or could be a
shared iommu header file?

Bjorn
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