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From: walter harms <wharms@bfs.de>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:58:04 +0000
Subject: Re: [KJ] Duplicated request_region code in arch/powerpc and arch/ppc
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hi tim,
chrp means "Common Hardware Reference Platform" therefore several boards 
can be exspected to have same design. I would add this as 
default_chrp_setup() into chrp_setup.c.

just my 2 cents,
re, walter


Tim Cooijmans wrote:
> These files all request the same regions, namely dma1, dma2, dma page reg, 
> pic1, pic2 and timer:
> 
> arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/setup.c
> arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci.c
> arch/ppc/platforms/chrp_setup.c
> arch/ppc/platforms/lopec.c
> arch/ppc/platforms/mvme5100.c
> arch/ppc/platforms/pplus.c
> arch/ppc/platforms/sandpoint.c
> 
> Should these requests be moved to a central function?  If so, what should the 
> function be called (i.e., why are the regions requested) and where should it 
> be defined?
> 
> Tim
> 
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