Re: [PATCH] uio_pci_generic does not export memory resources

Hans J. Koch
2012-06-08T17:11:43Z

On Fri, Jun 08, 2012 at 07:07:46PM +0200, Dominic Eschweiler wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 08.06.2012, 18:37 +0200 schrieb Hans J. Koch:
> > It does, the documentation is just not very explicit when it comes to
> > memory mapping.
>
> OK, quoting the other mail:
>
> Am Freitag, den 08.06.2012, 19:39 +0300 schrieb Michael S. Tsirkin:
>
> > Documentation says this:
> >
> > Userspace driver can use pci sysfs interface, or the
> > libpci libray that wraps it, to talk to the device and to
> > re-enable interrupts by writing to the command register.
>
> I think should ditch the discussion about the patch and I'm going to
> revise the documentation? I read this part a couple of times and allways
> thought the "sysfs interface" refers to the UIO sysfs entry.

Ah OK, it's easy to misunderstand that.

>
> Therefore, would it be OK if I send a patch for the documentation next
> week?

Sure, that would be great!

Thanks,
Hans