| Date | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:03:15 -0700 (PDT) | From | Alex Dubov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 19/29] memstick: jmb38x_ms: add register read/write functions |
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--- On Fri, 22/10/10, Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@gmail.com> > Subject: [PATCH 19/29] memstick: jmb38x_ms: add register read/write functions > To: "Alex Dubov" <oakad@yahoo.com> > Cc: "Andrew Morton" <akpm@linux-foundation.org>, "LKML" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, "Maxim Levitsky" <maximlevitsky@gmail.com> > Received: Friday, 22 October, 2010, 4:53 PM > All over the code it is a bit easier > to see the > register access with this patch. Also set/clear mask > helpers refactor code a bit, but the biggest reason > for this patch is to make it possible to trace register > read/writes with a flip of a module param. > > Currently these functions are unused, but will be by later > code > > Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@gmail.com>
This looks like a case of: 1. You've run into a technical difficulty. 2. You used some temporary code to resolve and document it. 3. Now this temporary code is forever here to stay.
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