Re: [PATCH v8 1/1] PRUSS UIO driver support

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Wed, 2 Mar 2011, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> On Wednesday 02 March 2011 21:09:56 Hans J. Koch wrote:
> > > +static struct uio_info *info;
> > > +static dma_addr_t sram_paddr, ddr_paddr;
> > > +static void *prussio_vaddr, *sram_vaddr, *ddr_vaddr;
> > 
> > So the correct thing would be
> > 
> > static void __iomem *prussio_vaddr;
> > static void *sram_vaddr, *ddr_vaddr;
> 
> I also commented that it should not be a global variable at
> all, but a dynamic data structure referenced from the device.
> 
> Not important, but Pratheesh said he'd change it. If it stays
> a global variable, I'd at least expect an explanation why
> the static variable is considered better in this case.

I did not pick at that, because there is no indicator that we'll see
more than one PRUSS unit per SoC in the forseeable future.

Thanks,

	tglx
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