On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:20:52 -0700 David Brownell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Add a new resource_len() function, so drivers can start using this > instead of driver-private code for a common idiom. The call can be > useful with at least: > > - request_region(), release_region() > - request_mem_region(), release_mem_region() > - ioremap() > > Candidate drivers include those using platform or PNP busses, and > maybe some others. PCI already has a similar function. > > This patch also updates a representative set of drivers in two > subsystems to use this call (SPI, and USB peripheral/gadget). PCI also increasingly is using functions that allow the user to choose to map a resource as a resource (eg pci_iomap). So is it better to have functions request_mem_resource(res) free_mem_resource(res) and similar instead or as well ? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
