Re: [RESEND] [PATCH] convert sticore.c to PCI ROM API

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On Sat, Jun 07, 2008 at 11:08:36AM +0200, Krzysztof Helt wrote:
...
> I am forwarding it to the reporter of the bug 9425 as this bug should be 
> closed without changing the code.

Actually, we should change the code: add a comment that summarizes jejb's
feedback (and the rest of the conversation) so we don't repeat this
exercise again in 2 years.

thanks,
grant

> 
> A very similar case is for the bug 9424. I analyzed code for the Matrox
> framebuffers and it is not worth changing. The idea behind the  pci_map_rom()
> is that it enables and maps the ROM area. The Matrox framebuffer has
> these two separated as the ROM may appear in the already mapped area.
> The ROM is always enabled but not always mapped.
> 
> The only unification I see is to export pci_rom_enable/pci_rom_disable()
> and use them inside the Matrox and sticore drivers (so no ioremap() 
> is done but the code is shorter).
> 
> Regards,
> Krzysztof
> 
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