Subject: Re: __ioremap_at() in 2.4.0-test9-pre2

From: Paul Mackerras <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 15:36:22 +1100 (EST)

Dan Malek writes:

> Paul Mackerras wrote:
>
> > My proposal would simplify inb/outb by making _IO_BASE a constant
> > rather than a variable.
>
> That's the way it used to be, then all of the different ports made
> a mess of io.h because everyone wanted it different.  Then it became
> a variable (sort of) and the mess moved to platform dependent files,
> now it is coming back.....Why will it be different this time :-)?

Because we'll make it the same value for all ports.  Anybody got any
objections to 0xff000000?

Paul.

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