From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org,
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Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infra
Subject: Re: [RFC,PATCH] Cleanup PC parallel port Kconfig
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:08:05 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DF8CAD5.1090902@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110615074749.GB28989@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
On 06/15/2011 12:47 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
>>
>> OK, serial-8250 is clearly just plain wrong, since the 8250 series UARTs
>> are ubiquitous across just about every platform.
>>
>> Floppy is special (in the short bus sense), since it is closely tied to
>> ISA DMA. Conditionalizing this on ISA DMA makes total sense.
>
> No it doesn't. It depends on the ISA DMA API, not that the machine has
> ISA DMA.
>
> I have a platform which has no ISA DMA but uses the floppy driver. Please
> don't break it.
OK, even more case in point, then.
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>,
linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org,
linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org,
Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
Chen Liqin <liqin.chen@sunplusct.com>,
Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, Guan Xuetao <gxt@mprc.pku.edu.cn>,
Lennox Wu <lennox.wu@gmail.com>,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org,
Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@axis.com>,
Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>,
Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>,
x86@kernel.org, "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@parisc-linux.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>,
Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>,
microblaze-uclinux@itee.uq.edu.au,
Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>,
Mikael Starvik <starvik@axis.com>,
Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>,
Chris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>, Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>,
Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>,
linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linux-cris-kernel@axis.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>,
Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>,
linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC,PATCH] Cleanup PC parallel port Kconfig
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:08:05 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DF8CAD5.1090902@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110615074749.GB28989@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
On 06/15/2011 12:47 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
>>
>> OK, serial-8250 is clearly just plain wrong, since the 8250 series UARTs
>> are ubiquitous across just about every platform.
>>
>> Floppy is special (in the short bus sense), since it is closely tied to
>> ISA DMA. Conditionalizing this on ISA DMA makes total sense.
>
> No it doesn't. It depends on the ISA DMA API, not that the machine has
> ISA DMA.
>
> I have a platform which has no ISA DMA but uses the floppy driver. Please
> don't break it.
OK, even more case in point, then.
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org,
linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org,
Chen Liqin <liqin.chen@sunplusct.com>,
Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, Guan Xuetao <gxt@mprc.pku.edu.cn>,
Lennox Wu <lennox.wu@gmail.com>,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org,
Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@axis.com>,
Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>,
Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>,
x86@kernel.org, "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@parisc-linux.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>,
Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
microblaze-uclinux@itee.uq.edu.au,
Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>,
Mikael Starvik <starvik@axis.com>,
Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>,
Chris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>, Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>,
Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>,
linux-cris-kernel@axis.com, linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>,
Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>,
Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>,
linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC,PATCH] Cleanup PC parallel port Kconfig
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:08:05 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DF8CAD5.1090902@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110615074749.GB28989@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
On 06/15/2011 12:47 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
>>
>> OK, serial-8250 is clearly just plain wrong, since the 8250 series UARTs
>> are ubiquitous across just about every platform.
>>
>> Floppy is special (in the short bus sense), since it is closely tied to
>> ISA DMA. Conditionalizing this on ISA DMA makes total sense.
>
> No it doesn't. It depends on the ISA DMA API, not that the machine has
> ISA DMA.
>
> I have a platform which has no ISA DMA but uses the floppy driver. Please
> don't break it.
OK, even more case in point, then.
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
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From: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [RFC,PATCH] Cleanup PC parallel port Kconfig
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:08:05 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DF8CAD5.1090902@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110615074749.GB28989@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
On 06/15/2011 12:47 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
>>
>> OK, serial-8250 is clearly just plain wrong, since the 8250 series UARTs
>> are ubiquitous across just about every platform.
>>
>> Floppy is special (in the short bus sense), since it is closely tied to
>> ISA DMA. Conditionalizing this on ISA DMA makes total sense.
>
> No it doesn't. It depends on the ISA DMA API, not that the machine has
> ISA DMA.
>
> I have a platform which has no ISA DMA but uses the floppy driver. Please
> don't break it.
OK, even more case in point, then.
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
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Thread overview: 112+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-06-14 19:08 [RFC,PATCH] Cleanup PC parallel port Kconfig Ralf Baechle
2011-06-14 19:08 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-14 19:08 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-14 19:08 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-14 19:08 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-14 20:22 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 20:22 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 20:22 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 20:22 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 20:22 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 20:22 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-15 8:02 ` Lennox Wu
2011-06-15 8:02 ` Lennox Wu
2011-06-15 8:02 ` Lennox Wu
2011-06-15 8:02 ` Lennox Wu
2011-06-14 20:25 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-14 20:25 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-14 20:25 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-14 20:25 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-14 20:25 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-14 21:33 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 21:33 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 21:33 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 21:33 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 21:33 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-14 21:33 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-15 4:30 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:30 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:30 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:30 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 7:47 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 7:47 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 7:47 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 7:47 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 7:47 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 15:08 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2011-06-15 15:08 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 15:08 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 15:08 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 15:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 15:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 15:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 15:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 15:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 9:46 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-15 9:46 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-15 9:46 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-15 9:46 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-06-15 11:24 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-15 11:24 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-15 11:24 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-15 11:24 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-15 11:24 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-14 22:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-14 22:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-14 22:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-14 22:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-15 4:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:40 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 4:40 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 4:40 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 4:40 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 4:40 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 5:43 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 5:43 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 5:43 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 5:43 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 5:43 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 8:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-15 8:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-15 8:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-15 8:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-15 8:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2011-06-15 14:36 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 14:36 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 14:36 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 14:36 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-15 14:36 ` Guenter Roeck
2011-06-14 20:32 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-14 20:32 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-14 20:32 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-14 20:32 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-14 20:32 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-06-14 22:08 ` Luck, Tony
2011-06-14 22:08 ` Luck, Tony
2011-06-14 22:08 ` Luck, Tony
2011-06-14 22:08 ` Luck, Tony
2011-06-14 22:08 ` Luck, Tony
2011-06-15 4:31 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:31 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:31 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:31 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 4:31 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 7:39 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 7:39 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 7:39 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 7:39 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 7:39 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-06-15 15:16 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 15:16 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 15:16 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 15:16 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 15:16 ` H. Peter Anvin
2011-06-15 1:24 ` Guan Xuetao
2011-06-15 1:24 ` Guan Xuetao
2011-06-15 1:24 ` Guan Xuetao
2011-06-15 1:24 ` Guan Xuetao
2011-06-15 1:24 ` Guan Xuetao
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