Re: request_mem_region() for noPCI devices

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Michal Simek <monstr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> just want to check with you usage of request_mem_region for noPCI devices.
> kernel/resource.c suggests that it should be used just for PCI iomem
> (iomem_resource uses name PCI mem).
>
> If I grep architectures I see several usage for noPCI devices.
>
> Does it mean that request_mem_region should be used for all devices
> which request io memory? Or just for PCI iomem?

It's meant for all types of memory mapped I/O.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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