Re: [PATCH][MIPS][7/7] AR7: ethernet
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date: 2007-09-07 00:41:02
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- 2007-09-29 · Re: [PATCH][MIPS][7/7] AR7: ethernet · Jeff Garzik <hidden>
- 2007-09-20 · [PATCH][MIPS][7/7] AR7: ethernet · Matteo Croce <hidden>
- 2007-09-13 · Re: [PATCH][MIPS][7/7] AR7: ethernet · Ralf Baechle <hidden>
- 2007-09-13 · Re: [PATCH][MIPS][7/7] AR7: ethernet · Thiemo Seufer <hidden>
- 2007-09-12 · Re: [PATCH][MIPS][7/7] AR7: ethernet · Ralf Baechle <hidden>
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 01:21:41 +0200 Matteo Croce [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
The patch introduces vast number of volatile structure fields. Please see Documentation/volatile-considered-harmful.txt.Removing them and the kernel hangs at module load
They can't just be removed. Please see the document. There are I/O APIs which, if properly used, make volatile unneeded.