H. Peter Anvin wrote:
Jeff Garzik wrote:
Volatile is usually reserved for a specific need on a specific arch. I doubt it is correct to force it on all arches.

They already are volatile; the issue is adding "const".

All io(read|write)* pointers are volatile, IIRC.

No, none are volatile, hence my comment.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] linux-2.6]$ grep volatile lib/iomap.c include/asm-generic/iomap.h [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux-2.6]$

Maybe you were thinking about writel() and friends, whose implementation (not prototype!) includes use of volatile.

Regards,

        Jeff



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