[PATCH v8 1/1] PRUSS UIO driver support
Arnd Bergmann
arnd at arndb.de
Wed Mar 2 15:23:37 EST 2011
On Wednesday 02 March 2011 21:09:56 Hans J. Koch wrote:
> > +static struct uio_info *info;
> > +static dma_addr_t sram_paddr, ddr_paddr;
> > +static void *prussio_vaddr, *sram_vaddr, *ddr_vaddr;
>
> So the correct thing would be
>
> static void __iomem *prussio_vaddr;
> static void *sram_vaddr, *ddr_vaddr;
I also commented that it should not be a global variable at
all, but a dynamic data structure referenced from the device.
Not important, but Pratheesh said he'd change it. If it stays
a global variable, I'd at least expect an explanation why
the static variable is considered better in this case.
Arnd
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