Adrian Cox writes:
> > +#if defined(__powerpc__)
> > +#define inw(addr) le32_to_cpu(inw(addr))
> > +#define inl(addr) le32_to_cpu(inl(addr))
> > +#define outw(val, addr) outw(cpu_to_le32(val), addr)
> > +#define outl(val, addr) outl(cpu_to_le32(val), addr)
> > +#endif
>
> On ppc the inw, inl, outw, and outl functions already byteswap, so by
> adding the extra byteswap you're now passing unswapped data to the chip.
Yes, and this is true for every architecture.
All of {in,out}{b,w,l}() and {read/write}{b,w,l}() swap to/from
bus endianness for you.
Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com
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