[PATCH v7 1/6] pci: Introduce pci_register_io_range() helper function.

Liviu Dudau Liviu.Dudau at arm.com
Fri Jun 27 08:18:11 PDT 2014


On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 03:55:04PM +0100, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Catalin Marinas
> <catalin.marinas at arm.com> wrote:
> > ...
> > With Liviu's latest version (not posted) and with
> > of_create_pci_host_bridge() function moved to of_pci.c, I don't think
> > there is much new functionality added to drivers/pci/. What I think we
> > need is clarifying the domain_nr patch (and API change) and more users
> > of the new generic code. As you said, it doesn't need to be a separate
> > architecture but rather existing pci host drivers under drivers/pci. Of
> > course, other arch conversion should follow shortly as well but even
> > without an immediate conversion, I don't see too much additional
> > maintenance burden for the core PCIe code (and code sharing between new
> > PCIe host drivers is even more beneficial).
> 
> Sorry, I haven't had time to follow this.  It sounds like there are
> several pieces we could get out of the way easily.  How about posting
> the actual patches again?  Maybe re-order them so the easy pieces are
> first so they can get applied even if there are issues with later
> ones?

OK, I will post a new series on Monday.

Thanks,
Liviu

> 
> Bjorn
> 

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