Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:34:08 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [patch v1.2.34] WAN: merge driver retina |
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Matti Linnanvuori wrote: > 2008/9/14 Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>: >> Changes look good, but do not apply to the 'retina' branch. Also, the >> virt_to_bus/virt_to_phys stuff should be replaced with DMA mapping API >> usage. > > Actually there is one call of virt_to_phys in the patch I sent. > I don't know any way to replace virt_to_phys and still use remap_pfn_range. > If all architectures support virt_to_phys, I see no reason to replace it with > something else. The driver is legacy.
We do not merge new drivers that use deprecated APIs.
The whole point of a deprecated API is that you wish to remove it eventually.
Jeff
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