linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] arch/*/io.h: remove ioremap

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Date:   Sun, 5 Mar 2023 10:29:52 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, arnd@...db.de,
        mcgrof@...nel.org, hch@...radead.org, linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hexagon@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
        sparclinux@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] arch/*/io.h: remove ioremap_uc in some architectures

Hi Michael,

On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 10:23 AM Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> wrote:
> Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com> writes:
> > ioremap_uc() is only meaningful on old x86-32 systems with the PAT
> > extension, and on ia64 with its slightly unconventional ioremap()
> > behavior, everywhere else this is the same as ioremap() anyway.
> >
> > Here, remove the ioremap_uc() definition in architecutures other
> > than x86 and ia64. These architectures all have asm-generic/io.h
> > included and will have the default ioremap_uc() definition which
> > returns NULL.
> >
> > Note: This changes the existing behaviour and could break code
> > calling ioremap_uc(). If any ARCH meets this breakage and really
> > needs a specific ioremap_uc() for its own usage, one ioremap_uc()
> > can be added in the ARCH.
>
> I see one use in:
>
> drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c:        par->ati_regbase = ioremap_uc(info->fix.mmio_start, 0x1000);
>
>
> Which isn't obviously x86/ia64 specific.
>
> I'm pretty sure some powermacs (powerpc) use that driver.

I originally wrote that driver for CHRP, so yes.

> Maybe that exact code path is only reachable on x86/ia64? But if so
> please explain why.
>
> Otherwise it looks like this series could break that driver on powerpc
> at least.

Indeed.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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