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To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Untested port of parisc_device to generic device interface
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Reply-To: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
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From: Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp>
Date: 13 Nov 2002 16:46:58 +0900
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Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> writes:
> What is the real reason for needing this, pci_alloc_consistent()?  We
> have talked about renaming that to dev_alloc_consistent() in the past,
> which I think will work for you, right?

This this would end up [or have the ability to] invoking a bus-specific
routine at some point, right?  [so that a truly PCI-specific definition
could be still be had]

Thanks,

-Miles
-- 
[|nurgle|]  ddt- demonic? so quake will have an evil kinda setting? one that 
            will  make every christian in the world foamm at the mouth? 
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