Re: [PATCH] x86: Remove readq()/writeq() on 32-bit

[Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> #include <linux/io64_lh.h>
> 
> linux/io64_lh.h would then look like:
> 
> #ifndef _LINUX_IO64_LH_H
> #define _LINUX_IO64_LH_H
> 
> #include <linux/io.h>
> 
> #ifndef HAVE_READQ
> 
> /* Low-High nonatomic readq() */
> 
> #endif
> 
> #ifndef HAVE_WRITEQ
> 
> /* Low-High nonatomic writeq() */


Judging from this thread and past, I think people will continue to 
complain and get confused, even with the above.

How about

1) tree-wide rename: readq -> readq_na, writeq -> writeq_na

2) make all PCI writel-enabled arches provide readq_na and writeq_na

3) 64-bit PCI writel-enabled arches provide readq and HAVE_READQ, ditto 
for writeq.  32-bit provides neither readq nor HAVE_READQ.

4) If your hardware has non-standard ordering, handle it the obvious way 
in the driver, as you would do with any other special case.

	Jeff



P.S. I use "writel-enabled" to note that some platforms do not provide 
PCI read*/write* functions at all.