Re: [PATCH V4 05/26] agp: nvidia: deprecate pci_get_bus_and_slot()
From: Dave Airlie
Date: Mon Jan 29 2018 - 17:43:45 EST
On 30 January 2018 at 08:38, Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 07:43:21AM +1000, Dave Airlie wrote:
>> On 3 January 2018 at 22:44, Sinan Kaya <okaya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On 12/19/2017 12:37 AM, Sinan Kaya wrote:
>> >> pci_get_bus_and_slot() is restrictive such that it assumes domain=0 as
>> >> where a PCI device is present. This restricts the device drivers to be
>> >> reused for other domain numbers.
>>
>> So not a major problem, but it would be pretty much impossible for either
>> of these agp drivers to be used in any other domain ever.
>>
>> What does this buy us, maybe just rename pci_get_bus_and_slot to
>> pci_get_domain0_bus_and_slot as a helper, or just pass the pdev in
>> and have it do the right thing always.
>
> I already have this patch on my "next" branch, planned for the v4.16
> merge window, so it's done unless you have a major objection.
Yeah I don't really care either way, I just can't seen the point in changing
agp drivers that definitely will never see a domain, but if it gets
rid of a dumb API,
so be it.
Dave.