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From: Kyle McMartin <kmcmarti@redhat.com>
To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ppc: remove unused devm_ioremap_prot
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On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 08:44:35AM +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> It's not used ... yet. It's needed if we ever are to implement
> something like devm_ioremap_wc(). I suspect if things like framebuffer
> or even IB drivers start using devm this will be needed.
> 
> Any specific reason why you want to take it out ?
>

No particular reason...

ioremap on ppc64 came up in conversation with Adam Jackson, and I
noticed ppc64 had an interface nobody else had, figured it might have
been added, then forgotten.

regards, Kyle