netdev - Re: [PATCH] gianfar_ptp: use iomem, not ioports resource tree in probe

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Message-ID: <20121024194207.GA2732@netboy.at.omicron.at>
Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:42:08 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	Timur Tabi <B04825@...escale.com>
Cc:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Wei Yang <Wei.Yang@...driver.com>,
	Manoil Claudiu-B08782 <B08782@...escale.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gianfar_ptp: use iomem, not ioports resource tree in
 probe

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 02:12:55PM -0500, Timur Tabi wrote:
> Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> > Even if it makes sense to convert the driver to of_xxx calls,
> > I think the obvious bug should be fixed as a separate commit,
> > so that the -stable folks have something to cherry pick.
> 
> Oh, I agree with that.  I was just wondering why an OF-enabled driver
> would not use OF calls.  I've never seen that before.  My instinct is that
> the original developer had no idea what he was doing, but perhaps there is
> a very good reason for the way the driver is written.

Instead of using your instinct, try using your brain instead.

Thanks,
Richard
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