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From: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@engr.sgi.com>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/4] Add SN2 Special Memory driver.
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 15:34:27 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200409100834.27375.jbarnes@engr.sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040909163638.GA23178@lnx-holt.americas.sgi.com>

On Friday, September 10, 2004 1:32 am, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > Do any other processors have the write combining features of the ia64? 
> > Is this type of memory useable by any other processor?  If not, does this
> > driver belong in the arch/ia64/kernel directory?
>
> Umm, yes I guess it'll be ia64-specific at least as a start,  I just wanted
> to avoid having it SN2-specific.

...but if it's a char driver, just put it in drivers/char.  Makes it easier to 
update APIs and such that way.

Jesse

      parent reply	other threads:[~2004-09-10 15:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-09-09 16:36 [RFC 0/4] Add SN2 Special Memory driver Robin Holt
2004-09-09 17:21 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-09-09 17:59 ` Robin Holt
2004-09-10  7:33 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-09-10  8:31 ` Robin Holt
2004-09-10  8:32 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-09-10 15:34 ` Jesse Barnes [this message]

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