* Re: ppc64: fix non-iSeries build
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@ 2004-02-27 22:13 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt @ 2004-02-27 22:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Linux Kernel Mailing List; +Cc: Linus Torvalds
> diff -Nru a/arch/ppc64/kernel/iSeries_iommu.c b/arch/ppc64/kernel/iSeries_iommu.c
> --- a/arch/ppc64/kernel/iSeries_iommu.c Fri Feb 27 11:11:47 2004
> +++ b/arch/ppc64/kernel/iSeries_iommu.c Fri Feb 27 11:11:47 2004
> @@ -58,8 +58,16 @@
> static struct pci_dev _veth_dev = { .sysdata = &veth_dev_node };
> static struct pci_dev _vio_dev = { .sysdata = &vio_dev_node, .dev.bus = &pci_bus_type };
>
> +/*
> + * I wonder what the deal is with these. Nobody uses them. Why do they
> + * exist? Why do we export them to modules? Why is this comment here, and
> + * why didn't I just delete them?
> + */
They are, I think, used by iSeries virtual ethernet & virtual disk
drivers. I'll heck with Stephen on monday what's up exactly.
Note, there's also that small hash table management fix for iSeries
that i posted yesterday that should get in. Withiout it, iSeries will
blow up on moderate load rather quickly.
Ben.
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