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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH] x86: Moving probe_roms_32 to probe_roms
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On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> wrote:
> From: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>
>
> Moving the probe_roms_32 code to probe_roms and make available for all x86. The
> end result adapter roms data structure is made available read-only to drivers.
> The Intel isci SAS driver needs to scan the OROM memory in order to pull OEM
> parameters from the OROM.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>
> ---
>
> We could just export adapter_rom_resources directly and be done with it, but
> it seemed reasonable to have a compile time catch for drivers that try to
> modify the resources, and that drivers should not assume the number of
> available adapter roms.
>

Ping? The "RFC" was probably not needed, just wanted clarification if
the interface for modules to retrieve the adapter rom data was in good
taste.

Thanks,
Dan


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