> I'd like to hear the opinion of PPC people, because in case we can get
> automatic conversion LE->BE at no extra cost, DaveM's argument about
> readl_be() being just extra complexity with no benefits is perfectly
> correct.
On MIPS endian conversion isn't supported in kernel mode. Some chipsets
however have external per device endian conversion, most don't. So the
conversion is usually done in software.
Ralf
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