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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Stop ARM boards crashing when CUPS is loaded - 2.6.35-rc5
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On Fri Jul 16 2010 about 05:33:06 EST,  Lee Jones wrote:
> > The best solution is probably for the parport code to go through a
> > modernisation cycle like the serial code did, essentially using
> > platform devices to pass the base addresses. This would make the
> > driver more portable, and eliminates this problem entirely (because
> > platforms which don't have parports won't register the platform device(s)
> > necessary for parport to even probe illegal addresses.)
>
> This sounds brilliant - when are you going to start? </kidding>

It has a long time ago ...

drivers/parport/parport_pc.c calls parport_pc_find_nonpci_ports,
which is in asm/parport.h

>
> In all seriousness, do you think anyone is likely to undertake this
> work anytime soon? I am seeing this problem in a distribution which
> is due for release in October. I have no problem implementing a config
> change in the meantime, but as you say, a more _correct_ and portable
> solution should be sought.

Why not replace the arm asm/parport.h with asm-generic/parport.h which
already has a check for CONFIG_ISA, which appears to only be selected
on a few ARM platforms?

milton


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