Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:49:43 -0500 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] [PATCH] Add memcpy32 function |
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On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 05:35:59PM -0800, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote: > In response to the comments that followed Roland Dreier posting our > InfiniPath driver for review last week, we've been making some cleanups > to our driver code. > > As our chip requires 32-bit accesses, we need a copy function that > guarantees operating in such terms. It was suggested that we make this > generic, with arch-specific optimised versions. > > This patch introduces the generic copy routine, memcpy32. At Andrew's > suggestion, I've put it in a new header file, include/linux/io.h, which > I've styled after include/linux/string.h.
io.h is a very generic sounding name for something that just houses a memcpy variant. What's wrong with calling a spade a spade, and using memcpy32.h ?
Dave
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