From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Linas Vepstas <linas@austin.ibm.com>
Cc: Akira Iguchi <akira2.iguchi@toshiba.co.jp>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, paulus@samba.org,
linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers/ata: export some static functions in libata-core.c
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:55:44 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1168563344.22458.430.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070111171706.GG6177@austin.ibm.com>
> Why is it that other drivers did not need this functions? Did they
> copy them? Or maybe they don't need them?
Most drivers can use the common functions as is. The problem starts when
you need special mecanisms to access the taskfile registers.
Ben.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-01-12 0:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <200701110853.l0B8rtGK009404@toshiba.co.jp>
2007-01-11 9:08 ` [PATCH 2/2] drivers/ata: export some static functions in libata-core.c Arnd Bergmann
2007-01-11 9:30 ` Akira Iguchi
2007-01-11 9:30 ` Akira Iguchi
2007-01-11 13:05 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-01-11 17:17 ` Linas Vepstas
2007-01-12 0:48 ` Akira Iguchi
2007-01-12 0:48 ` Akira Iguchi
2007-01-12 0:55 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
[not found] ` <200701110928.l0B9SUUv028654@toshiba.co.jp>
2007-01-11 21:37 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-01-11 8:56 Akira Iguchi
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2007-01-11 8:56 Akira Iguchi
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