linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] PCI: let 'pcibios_root_bridge

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Date:   Wed, 1 Dec 2021 14:27:09 -0600
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Sergio Paracuellos <sergio.paracuellos@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        tsbogend@...ha.franken.de, john@...ozen.org,
        lorenzo.pieralisi@....com, bhelgaas@...gle.com, arnd@...db.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] PCI: let 'pcibios_root_bridge_prepare()' access to
 'bridge->windows'

On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 08:08:05AM +0100, Sergio Paracuellos wrote:
> When function 'pci_register_host_bridge()' is called, 'bridge->windows' are
> already available. However this windows are being moved temporarily from
> there. To let 'pcibios_root_bridge_prepare()' to have access to this windows
> move this windows movement after call this function. This is interesting for
> MIPS ralink mt7621 platform to be able to properly set I/O coherence units
> with this information and avoid custom MIPs code in generic PCIe controller
> drivers.

Oops, forgot to mention:

s/this windows/these windows/
s/MIPs/MIPS/

You can drop the single quote around function names, too; the "()" is
enough of a hint.

And s/PCI: let/PCI: Let/ in the subject.