Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:25:59 -0800 | From | Geoff Levand <> | Subject | Re: [patch 3/7] ps3: Use the HVs storage device notification mechanism properly |
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Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> ps3: Use the HV's storage device notification mechanism properly > > The hypervisor has a storage device notification mechanism to wait until a > storage device is ready. Unfortunately the storage device probing code used > this mechanism in an incorrect way, needing a polling loop and handling of > devices that are not yet ready. > > This change corrects this by: > - First waiting for the reception of an asynchronous notification that a new > storage device became ready, > - Then looking up the storage device in the device repository. > > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com> > --- > arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c | 395 +++++++++++++++---------------- > arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/platform.h | 2 > arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/repository.c | 29 -- > 3 files changed, 194 insertions(+), 232 deletions(-)
Let's hope this is the end of the storage device notification saga!
Acked-by: Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am.sony.com>
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