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From: Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com>
To: Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com>
Cc: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
	Jeff Dike <jdike@addtoit.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	David Sharp <dhsharp@google.com>,
	"sfr@canb.auug.org.au" <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	uml-devel <user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	uml-user <user-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linux-Arch <linux-arch@vger.kernel.org>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] include/asm-generic/io.h: add 'UML' case just like 'no-MMU'
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:40:25 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <51D0DE09.4090702@asianux.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <51CAC0D0.60505@asianux.com>

On 06/26/2013 06:22 PM, Chen Gang wrote:
> On 06/26/2013 06:17 PM, Richard Weinberger wrote:
>> Am 26.06.2013 12:01, schrieb Chen Gang:
>>>> On 06/26/2013 05:48 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Since the API itself already contents the meaning: "return NULL means
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the arch has no related io memory",
>>>>>> No, NULL means it could not map the I/O memory.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "it could not map the I/O memory" includes "has no related io memory".
>>>> So it is enough for our case.
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why not define a generic dummy one in "include/asm-generic/io.h" instead
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of "HAS_IOMEM" (which has already spread many various places, and also,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most of new drivers have to know about it).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> e.g: in "include/asm-generic/io.h", if "CONFIG_HAS_IOMEM=n", define a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dummy ioremap() which return NULL ... (also need consider more details).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Because we don't even want to build these drivers and not make them fail while
>>>>>>>>>> executing io memory related functions.
>>>>>> Indeed, it doesn't make sense to build drivers that cannot work.
>>>>>> And they may fail in a very bad way.
>>>>
>>>> That is our 'platform' guys feeling, not the 'module' guys, as
>>>> 'platform' guys, it is better to provide the choice to 'module' guys,
>>>> and let them decide by themselves, not forced by us.
>> FYI, this is my last reply to this thread.
>>
>> As Geert and I said, drivers which need io memory have to depend on HAS_IOMEM=y.
>> If an arch does not have io memory these drivers cannot work and therefore we don't
>> want them built.
> 

Hmm, if the modules select 'COMPILE_TEST', it is better to let asm-generic
support this features (at least, not forbid it)

So how about the diff below ?  ;-)

---------------------------diff begin-----------------------------------

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/io.h b/include/asm-generic/io.h
index d5afe96..ede3775 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/io.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/io.h
@@ -303,13 +303,17 @@ static inline void *phys_to_virt(unsigned long address)
 /*
  * Change "struct page" to physical address.
  *
- * This implementation is for the no-MMU case only... if you have an MMU
- * you'll need to provide your own definitions.
+ * This for the no-MMU, or no-IOMEM but still try to COMPILE_TEST cases.
+ * if you have an MMU and IOMEM, you'll need to provide your own definitions.
  */
-#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
+#if !defined(CONFIG_MMU) || \
+	(!defined(CONFIG_HAS_IOMEM) && defined(COMPILE_TEST))
 static inline void __iomem *ioremap(phys_addr_t offset, unsigned long size)
 {
+#if !defined(CONFIG_MMU)
 	return (void __iomem*) (unsigned long)offset;
+#else
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 #define __ioremap(offset, size, flags)	ioremap(offset, size)
@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ static inline void __iomem *ioremap(phys_addr_t offset, unsigned long size)
 static inline void iounmap(void __iomem *addr)
 {
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
+#endif /* !MMU || (!HAS_IOMEM && COMPILE_TEST) */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAS_IOPORT
 #ifndef CONFIG_GENERIC_IOMAP

---------------------------diff end-------------------------------------

> It is really the time for stopping discussion, and thank you all for
> spending your time resources on this discussion.
> 
> Next, I will send related patch for it (also cc to you all).
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> 


-- 
Chen Gang

  reply	other threads:[~2013-07-01  1:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-06-26  6:31 [PATCH] include/asm-generic/io.h: add 'UML' case just like 'no-MMU' Chen Gang
2013-06-26  6:54 ` Richard Weinberger
2013-06-26  7:38   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-06-26  7:56     ` Chen Gang
2013-06-26  7:56   ` Chen Gang
2013-06-26  8:05     ` Richard Weinberger
2013-06-26  8:34       ` Chen Gang
2013-06-26  8:39         ` Richard Weinberger
2013-06-26  8:58           ` Chen Gang
2013-06-26  9:03             ` Richard Weinberger
2013-06-26  9:33               ` Chen Gang
2013-06-26  9:38                 ` Richard Weinberger
2013-06-26  9:48                   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-06-26 10:01                     ` Chen Gang
2013-06-26 10:17                       ` Richard Weinberger
2013-06-26 10:22                         ` Chen Gang
2013-07-01  1:40                           ` Chen Gang [this message]
2013-07-01  3:43                             ` Chen Gang
2013-07-02  2:13                               ` [PATCH] include/asm-generic/io.h: add dummy fuctions to support 'COMPILE_TEST' in 'asm-generic' Chen Gang
2013-07-02  7:19                                 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-07-02  8:00                                   ` Chen Gang
2013-07-02 10:57                                     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-07-03  0:51                                       ` Chen Gang
2013-07-03  1:26                                         ` Chen Gang
2013-07-03  8:14                                         ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-07-03  8:43                                           ` Chen Gang
2013-07-04  0:57                                             ` Chen Gang
2013-07-04  1:12                                               ` Greg KH
2013-07-04  1:23                                                 ` Steven Rostedt
2013-07-04  2:19                                                   ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-04  1:49                                                 ` Chen Gang
2013-07-04  2:03                                                   ` Steven Rostedt
2013-07-04  2:10                                                     ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-04  2:29                                                       ` Steven Rostedt
2013-07-04  2:42                                                         ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-04  3:06                                                           ` Steven Rostedt
2013-07-04  3:26                                                             ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-04  4:08                                                               ` Greg KH
2013-07-04  4:50                                                                 ` Chen Gang
2013-07-04  6:12                                                                   ` Greg KH
2013-07-04  6:35                                                                     ` Chen Gang
2013-07-04  9:25                                                                       ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-07-05  0:03                                                                         ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-05  0:12                                                                           ` Greg KH
2013-07-05  0:35                                                                             ` Chen Gang
2013-07-05  0:52                                                                             ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-05  0:14                                                                           ` Stephen Rothwell
2013-07-05  0:48                                                                             ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-05  8:01                                                                               ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-05 11:13                                                                                 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-07-08  2:10                                                                                   ` Chen Gang F T
2013-07-04  8:09                                                                     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-07-05  0:10                                                                       ` Chen Gang
2013-06-26  9:54                   ` [PATCH] include/asm-generic/io.h: add 'UML' case just like 'no-MMU' Chen Gang

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