Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> > i2c is only in our stuff because the i2c core is not in the standard kernel
> > yet. As soon as it is, I will make cobalt_i2c* go away.
>
> I am puzzled by this comment. Did you look into drivers/i2c/?
> It certainly is a part of a stock kernel. The main user is
> the V4
On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> > But, each time a user cats this proc file, the user is banging the
> > hardware. What happens when a malicious user forks off 100 processes to
> > continually cat this file? :)
>
> Nothing good, probably. Same story as /proc/apm, which only
> hits BIO
> But, each time a user cats this proc file, the user is banging the
> hardware. What happens when a malicious user forks off 100 processes to
> continually cat this file? :)
Nothing good, probably. Same story as /proc/apm, which only
hits BIOS instead (and it's debateable what is better).
> S
> From: Tim Hockin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 23:57:48 -0700 (PDT)
> > i2c framework is not used, I wonder why. Someone thought that
> > it was too heavy perhaps? If so, I disagree.
>
> i2c is only in our stuff because the i2c core is not in the standard kernel
> yet. As soon
Tim Hockin wrote:
> +int __init
> +cobalt_acpi_init(void)
> +{
> + int err, reg;
> + u16 addr;
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + if (cobt_is_5k()) {
> + /* setup osb4 i/o regions */
> + if ((reg = get_reg(OSB4_INDEX_PORT, OSB4_DATA_PORT, 0x20)))
>
General comments:
* Code looks really clean. Nice work.
* Use module_init/exit. I know, I know, you heard it before :)
* I dunno if Linus will take it as-is because he has been threatening to
stop taking PCI drives that use old-style PCI init for no good reason.
(he even made me change a drive
> > Off-hand I see old style initialization. Is it right for new driver?
>
> the old-style init is because it is an old driver. I want to do a full-on
> rework, but haven't had the time.
New-style init by itself shouldn't be hard to do, independent of a full
re-work...
> > 2. Spaces and tabs
> Looks interesting. Seemingly literate use of spinlocks.
thanks - I gave it lots of thought.
> Off-hand I see old style initialization. Is it right for new driver?
the old-style init is because it is an old driver. I want to do a full-on
rework, but haven't had the time.
> i2c framework is n
> Aattached is a (large, but self contained) patch for Cobalt Networks suport
> for x86 systems (RaQ3, RaQ4, Qube3, RaQXTR). Please let me know if there
> is anything that would prevent this from general inclusion in the next
> release.
Looks interesting. Seemingly literate use of spinlocks.
Of
apparently, LKML silently (!) bounces messages > a certain size. So I'll
try smaller patches. This is part 2/2 of the general Cobalt support.
Alan,
Aattached is a (large, but self contained) patch for Cobalt Networks suport
for x86 systems (RaQ3, RaQ4, Qube3, RaQXTR). Please let me know if th
apparently, LKML silently (!) bounces messages > a certain size. So I'll
try smaller patches. This is part 1/2 of the general Cobalt support.
Alan,
Aattached is a (large, but self contained) patch for Cobalt Networks suport
for x86 systems (RaQ3, RaQ4, Qube3, RaQXTR). Please let me know if th
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