Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] pci: Introduce pci_register_io_range() helper function.

[Bjorn Helgaas]

On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Catalin Marinas
<catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> ...
> With Liviu's latest version (not posted) and with
> of_create_pci_host_bridge() function moved to of_pci.c, I don't think
> there is much new functionality added to drivers/pci/. What I think we
> need is clarifying the domain_nr patch (and API change) and more users
> of the new generic code. As you said, it doesn't need to be a separate
> architecture but rather existing pci host drivers under drivers/pci. Of
> course, other arch conversion should follow shortly as well but even
> without an immediate conversion, I don't see too much additional
> maintenance burden for the core PCIe code (and code sharing between new
> PCIe host drivers is even more beneficial).

Sorry, I haven't had time to follow this.  It sounds like there are
several pieces we could get out of the way easily.  How about posting
the actual patches again?  Maybe re-order them so the easy pieces are
first so they can get applied even if there are issues with later
ones?

Bjorn
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