linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/22] ncr5380: Remove BOARD_REQUIRES_NO

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Message-ID: <56E6693C.4020804@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:33:16 +0100
From:	Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:	Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
	Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
	linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org>,
	Sam Creasey <sammy@...my.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/22] ncr5380: Remove BOARD_REQUIRES_NO_DELAY macro

On 03/14/2016 05:27 AM, Finn Thain wrote:
> The io_recovery_delay macro is intended to insert a microsecond delay
> between the chip register accesses that begin a DMA operation. This
> is reportedly needed for some ISA boards.
> 
> Reverse the sense of the macro test so that in the common case,
> where no delay is required, drivers need not define the macro.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
> 
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c   |   18 ++++++++----------
>  drivers/scsi/dtc.h       |    2 ++
>  drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.h |    2 ++
>  drivers/scsi/t128.h      |    2 ++
>  4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>

Cheers,

Hannes
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