Re: [PATCH] include/asm-generic/io.h: add 'UML' case just like 'no-MMU'

[Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com>]

On 06/26/2013 06:17 PM, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Am 26.06.2013 12:01, schrieb Chen Gang:
>> > On 06/26/2013 05:48 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>> >> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>>>> Since the API itself already contents the meaning: "return NULL means
>>>>>>> >>>>>> the arch has no related io memory",
>>> >> No, NULL means it could not map the I/O memory.
>>> >>
>> > 
>> > "it could not map the I/O memory" includes "has no related io memory".
>> > So it is enough for our case.
>> > 
>>>>>>> >>>>>> Why not define a generic dummy one in "include/asm-generic/io.h" instead
>>>>>>> >>>>>> of "HAS_IOMEM" (which has already spread many various places, and also,
>>>>>>> >>>>>> most of new drivers have to know about it).
>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>> e.g: in "include/asm-generic/io.h", if "CONFIG_HAS_IOMEM=n", define a
>>>>>>> >>>>>> dummy ioremap() which return NULL ... (also need consider more details).
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> Because we don't even want to build these drivers and not make them fail while
>>>>> >>>> executing io memory related functions.
>>> >> Indeed, it doesn't make sense to build drivers that cannot work.
>>> >> And they may fail in a very bad way.
>> > 
>> > That is our 'platform' guys feeling, not the 'module' guys, as
>> > 'platform' guys, it is better to provide the choice to 'module' guys,
>> > and let them decide by themselves, not forced by us.
> FYI, this is my last reply to this thread.
> 
> As Geert and I said, drivers which need io memory have to depend on HAS_IOMEM=y.
> If an arch does not have io memory these drivers cannot work and therefore we don't
> want them built.

It is really the time for stopping discussion, and thank you all for
spending your time resources on this discussion.

Next, I will send related patch for it (also cc to you all).


Thanks.
-- 
Chen Gang

Asianux Corporation