netdev - Re: [PATCH V3] CS89x0 : Use ioread16/iowrite16 on all platforms

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Date:	Thu, 17 May 2012 19:03:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jaccon.bastiaansen@...il.com
Cc:	arnd@...db.de, joe@...ches.com, romieu@...zoreil.com,
	s.hauer@...gutronix.de, gfm@...xed.com, festevam@...il.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] CS89x0 : Use ioread16/iowrite16 on all platforms

From: Jaccon Bastiaansen <jaccon.bastiaansen@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 19:11:42 +0200

> The use of the inw/outw functions by the cs89x0 platform driver
> results in NULL pointer references on ARM platforms and
> platforms that do not provide ISA-style programmed I/O accessors.
> 
> Using inw/outw also accesses the wrong address space on platforms
> that have a PCI I/O space that is not identity-mapped into the
> physical address space.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jaccon Bastiaansen <jaccon.bastiaansen@...il.com>

I could nit-pick more on this patch, but it's such a significant
improvement I'm just going to apply this V3 as-is to net-next.

Thanks.
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