Re: [patch] alpha port 2.3.29pre3

Martin Mares (mj@suse.cz)
Sat, 4 Dec 1999 12:06:50 +0100


Hello!

> Putting the device somewhere in the first 64k is _exactly_ what we
> should be doing. If find_parent_resource can't cope with this case,
> that is, an IO or MEM address initially outside the allocatable
> range, it's broken. (I could have sworn it did cope, but last time
> I checked was 2.3.18 or so. I've been delinquent.)

If Alpha supports more than 64K I/O ports, just define IO_SPACE_LIMIT
in asm-alpha/io.h appropriately and the resource manager should be happy.

Have a nice fortnight

-- 
Martin `MJ' Mares <mj@ucw.cz> <mj@suse.cz> http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
"My computer isn't that nervous, it's just a bit ANSI."

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