linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] devm: fix ioremap

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Date:	Sat, 30 May 2015 22:52:19 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] devm: fix ioremap_cache() usage

On Saturday 30 May 2015, Dan Williams wrote:
> @@ -154,7 +148,7 @@ void __iomem *devm_ioremap_resource(struct device *dev, struct resource *res)
>         }
>  
>         if (res->flags & IORESOURCE_CACHEABLE)
> -               dest_ptr = devm_ioremap(dev, res->start, size);
> +               dest_ptr = devm_ioremap_cache(dev, res->start, size);
>         else
>                 dest_ptr = devm_ioremap_nocache(dev, res->start, size);

I think the existing uses of IORESOURCE_CACHEABLE are mostly bugs, so changing
the behavior here may cause more problems than it solves.

	Arnd
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