Re: [PATCH] Updating our sn code in 2.6

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Tue Dec 23 2003 - 04:10:56 EST


On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 08:55:10PM -0600, Pat Gefre wrote:
> + Well, the pci-reorg patch is just wrong with tht remaining stuff
> + and breaks the portable I/O code for IP27 and SN2 I'm working on.
>
> I have not heard any compelling reasons for keeping non-ia64, non-Altix
> code in the ia64, Altix code base. The code re-org is aimed towards a
> new ASIC we are working on - we feel it is needed.

Again, you can reorganize code as much as you want. Just don't change
macro names randomly. And the reason is once again that there will be
a code drop supporting SN2 and IP27 in the same codebase soon, going
the usual linux way of architecture-independant drivers for common hardware.

> + issues before merging, it's not that much anyway..
>
> I think I did. I sent another email with the changes I made for the
> issues you raised - and updated the patches. If I missed any, please
> let me know.

Ok, I haven't looked at that yet.

> David or Andrew can you take these patches ?

Please backpourt the renaming first.

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