Re: [PATCH] Clarify pci_iomap() usage for MMIO-only devices

[Linus Torvalds]

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> 
> ACK -- driver developers use this just to save themselves a few lines
> from calling pci_resource_start() and friends. How about having an
> inline which does what pci_iomap() does except it doesn't call
> ioport_map() ? I am just not sure where this would go..

I'm not understanding what the problem is?

Why don't these people just use "ioread*()/iowrite*()"? 

In other words, the whole point of *not* using "read*/write*()" is that 
you get a whole slew of much nicer interfaces.

So can people explain this fundamental issue? Why do people insist on 
using the old interfaces (and matching them with the new setup)?

			Linus
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