linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] alpha: provide ioread64 and iowrite64 implementations

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Message-ID: <a92f7406-cce1-4b3f-c146-d04d3aa867ca@deltatee.com>
Date:   Sat, 24 Jun 2017 11:17:42 -0600
From:   Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
To:     Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alpha: provide ioread64 and iowrite64 implementations



On 24/06/17 10:14 AM, Richard Henderson wrote:
> So you would prefer a function containing BUG?

Don't be so obtuse. Of course not.

> Because I have to have *something* to put into the machvec function
> pointer.

Well I can't say I understand the point of the machvec code, but if
you're saying it's impossible to have the Jensen sub-arch not supply a
64bit io functions then, fine, leave it as is.

Logan