linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/30] Drivers: ide: deprecate pci_get_bus_and

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Date:   Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:24:35 -0500
From:   Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, timur@...eaurora.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "open list:IDE SUBSYSTEM" <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/30] Drivers: ide: deprecate pci_get_bus_and_slot()

On 11/22/2017 2:53 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 12:30:57AM -0500, Sinan Kaya wrote:
>> pci_get_bus_and_slot() is restrictive such that it assumes domain=0 as
>> where a PCI device is present. This restricts the device drivers to be
>> reused for other domain numbers.
>>
>> Use pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() with a domain number of 0 where we can't
>> extract the domain number. Other places, use the actual domain number from
>> the device.
> 
> While this is a great generic text, you might want to make it a bit more
> custom to each specific patch.  For example, you don't use a domain of 0
> in this one, so the text is a bit wrong and confusing if you look at it
> stand-alone.
> 
> I like the series and the idea, just fix up this text in some of the
> patches and you should be fine.

OK. Will do on the next version.


-- 
Sinan Kaya
Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies, Inc. as an affiliate of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a member of the Code Aurora Forum, a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.