Adrian Cox writes:
 > > +#if defined(__powerpc__)
 > > +#define inw(addr)                      le32_to_cpu(inw(addr))
 > > +#define inl(addr)                      le32_to_cpu(inl(addr))
 > > +#define outw(val, addr)                outw(cpu_to_le32(val), addr)
 > > +#define outl(val, addr)                outl(cpu_to_le32(val), addr)
 > > +#endif
 > 
 > On ppc the inw, inl, outw, and outl functions already byteswap, so by 
 > adding the extra byteswap you're now passing unswapped data to the chip. 

Yes, and this is true for every architecture.

All of {in,out}{b,w,l}() and {read/write}{b,w,l}() swap to/from
bus endianness for you.

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com
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