[parisc-linux] [PATCH] PDC cleanup and encapsulation

[Ryan Bradetich <rbrad@beavis.ybsoft.com>]

Anyone see a problem with committing this patch?

- Ryan

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Hello parisc-linux hackers,

This is a fairly extensive patch which (almost) finishes the PDC cleanups I
have been working on.  The goal of this patch was to add kernel-docs and
encapsulate the firmware calls so the caller does not have to worry about
alignment issues, etc.

The last PDC/firware cleanup I have on my list is to rename asm/pdc.h
to firmware.h.  This will be a seperate patch after this patch has been
reviewed/approved/committed.

I have tested this patch on the following machines:
	- 712/80 using STI console
	- C200 32-bit kernel using serial console
	- A500 64-bit kernel using serial console

Since the majority of the changes are in firmware.c and pdc.h
I have included include those files in their entirity to make
them easier to read.

As always, feedback, concerns, and questions are welcome.

Thanks,

- Ryan

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