Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 1999-08-12

Re: [linux-fbdev] Re: readl() and friends and eieio on PPC

From: Jes Sorensen <hidden>
Date: 1999-08-12 07:38:58

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"Paul" == Paul Mackerras [off-list ref] writes:
Paul> Jes Sorensen [off-list ref] wrote:
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I will have to disagree with you on this one, I consider the PPC
implementation to be very broken in this regard.
Paul> "Very broken" - because drivers work and there is no measurable
Paul> performance impact?? !!! ??

Paul> The only possible argument for *not* having the eieio in
Paul> readl/writel is that it hurts performance (actually and
Paul> measurably, not just potentially).

Ok strong wording maybe.

I am just quite displeased when people try to hide the real world from
programmers because most code was written for the x86 by people
without a clue. In the long term I think that sort of approach is
going to bite us since code will not get fixed where it should.

Jes

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