Re: [patch v1.2.34] WAN: merge driver retina

[Jeff Garzik]

Matti Linnanvuori wrote:
> 2008/9/14 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Changes look good, but do not apply to the 'retina' branch.  Also, the
> > virt_to_bus/virt_to_phys stuff should be replaced with DMA mapping API
> > usage.
>
> Actually there is one call of virt_to_phys in the patch I sent.
> I don't know any way to replace virt_to_phys and still use remap_pfn_range.
> If all architectures support virt_to_phys, I see no reason to replace it with
> something else. The driver is legacy.

We do not merge new drivers that use deprecated APIs.

The whole point of a deprecated API is that you wish to remove it 
eventually.

	Jeff


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