linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] pci: Introduce pci_register_io

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Message-ID: <7528887.J1DnSBg239@wuerfel>
Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:16:28 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>,
	linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <Catalin.Marinas@....com>,
	Liviu Dudau <Liviu.Dudau@....com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>,
	Tanmay Inamdar <tinamdar@....com>,
	linux-pci <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] pci: Introduce pci_register_io_range() helper function.

On Friday 27 June 2014 13:49:49 Will Deacon wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:03:34PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Thursday 26 June 2014 19:44:21 Rob Herring wrote:
> > > I don't agree arm32 is harder than microblaze. Yes, converting ALL of
> > > arm would be, but that is not necessary. With Liviu's latest branch
> > > the hacks I previously needed are gone (thanks!), and this is all I
> > > need to get Versatile PCI working (under QEMU):
> > 
> > I meant converting all of arm32 would be harder, but I agree we don't
> > have to do it. It would be nice to convert all of the drivers/pci/host
> > drivers though, iow all multiplatform-enabled ones, and leaving the
> > current arm32 pci implementation for the platforms we don't want to
> > convert to multiplatform anyway (footbridge, iop, ixp4xx, ks8695 (?),
> > pxa, sa1100).
> 
> I'm more than happy to convert the generic host controller we merged
> recently, but I'd probably want the core changes merged first so that I
> know I'm not wasting my time!

That is definitely fine with me, but it's Bjorn's decision.

	Arnd
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