Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] pci: Introduce pci_register_io_range() helper function.

On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Catalin Marinas
[off-list ref] wrote:

...
With Liviu's latest version (not posted) and with
of_create_pci_host_bridge() function moved to of_pci.c, I don't think
there is much new functionality added to drivers/pci/. What I think we
need is clarifying the domain_nr patch (and API change) and more users
of the new generic code. As you said, it doesn't need to be a separate
architecture but rather existing pci host drivers under drivers/pci. Of
course, other arch conversion should follow shortly as well but even
without an immediate conversion, I don't see too much additional
maintenance burden for the core PCIe code (and code sharing between new
PCIe host drivers is even more beneficial).

Sorry, I haven't had time to follow this.  It sounds like there are
several pieces we could get out of the way easily.  How about posting
the actual patches again?  Maybe re-order them so the easy pieces are
first so they can get applied even if there are issues with later
ones?

Bjorn