2008-01-24 07:01:31

by Kumar Gala

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5 v3] Add the memory management driver to RapidIO.


On Jul 26, 2007, at 3:42 AM, Zhang Wei wrote:

> This patch adds the memory management driver to RapidIO.
> The RapidIO system size is changed to automatically detection.
> Add the memory mapping driver to RapidIO basic driver.
> Multi master ports are supported.
> Add a simple Bitmap RapidIO space allocator driver.

Can we break up the functionality here into separate patches. I'm
seeing 4 logical patches:
* system size is changed to automatic detection
* support for multi master ports
* bitmap allocator
* memory map driver


> Signed-off-by: Zhang Wei <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/rionet.c | 17 +-
> drivers/rapidio/Kconfig | 18 +-
> drivers/rapidio/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/rapidio/rio-access.c | 10 +-
> drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c | 53 +++--
> drivers/rapidio/rio-sysfs.c | 3 +-
> drivers/rapidio/rio.c | 479 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> ++++++++-
> drivers/rapidio/rio.h | 9 +-
> drivers/rapidio/sallocator/Kconfig | 9 +
> drivers/rapidio/sallocator/Makefile | 12 +
> drivers/rapidio/sallocator/bitmap.c | 382 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> ++
> include/linux/rio.h | 71 +++++-
> include/linux/rio_drv.h | 41 +++-
> 13 files changed, 1046 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 drivers/rapidio/sallocator/Kconfig
> create mode 100644 drivers/rapidio/sallocator/Makefile
> create mode 100644 drivers/rapidio/sallocator/bitmap.c

[snip]

> +config RAPIDIO_PROC_FS
> + bool "I/O and Memory resource debug"
> + depends on RAPIDIO && PROC_FS
> + default y
> + ---help---
> + Enable this option, it will create a /proc/riores node for
> + monitoring the RapidIO I/O and Memory resource.
> +

This isn't going to be acceptable. You should use sysfs or debugfs
not proc.

- k