Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] arch/*/io.h: remove ioremap_uc in some architectures

[Baoquan He]

On 03/09/23 at 03:36pm, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 09:07:09PM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
> > ioremap_uc() is only meaningful on old x86-32 systems with the PAT
> > extension, and on ia64 with its slightly unconventional ioremap()
> > behavior. So remove the ioremap_uc() definition in architecutures
> > other than x86 and ia64. These architectures all have asm-generic/io.h
> > included and will have the default ioremap_uc() definition which
> > returns NULL.
> > 
> > This changes the existing behaviour, while no need to worry about
> > any breakage because in the only callsite of ioremap_uc(), code
> > has been adjusted to eliminate the impact. Please see
> > atyfb_setup_generic() of drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c.
> > 
> > If any new invocation of ioremap_uc() need be added, please consider
> > using ioremap() intead or adding a ARCH specific version if necessary.
> > 
> > Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: linux-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linux-hexagon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linux-m68k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linux-parisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linux-sh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: sparclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ---
> >  Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst | 9 +++++----
> >  arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h            | 1 -
> >  arch/hexagon/include/asm/io.h          | 3 ---
> >  arch/m68k/include/asm/kmap.h           | 1 -
> >  arch/mips/include/asm/io.h             | 1 -
> >  arch/parisc/include/asm/io.h           | 2 --
> >  arch/powerpc/include/asm/io.h          | 1 -
> >  arch/sh/include/asm/io.h               | 2 --
> >  arch/sparc/include/asm/io_64.h         | 1 -
> >  9 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> this doesn't apply to v6.3-rc1... what tree is this based on ?

Sorry, I forgot mentioning this in cover letter. This series is
followup of below patchset, so it's on top of below patchset and based
on v6.3-rc1.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230301034247.136007-1-bhe@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
[PATCH v5 00/17] mm: ioremap:  Convert architectures to take GENERIC_IOREMAP way

Thanks
Baoquan