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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 03/25] powerpc/powernv: Map & release OpenCAPI LPC memory
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On Wed, 2020-04-01 at 01:48 -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> >
> > +u64 pnv_ocxl_platform_lpc_setup(struct pci_dev *pdev, u64 size)
> > +{
> > + struct pci_controller *hose = pci_bus_to_host(pdev->bus);
> > + struct pnv_phb *phb = hose->private_data;
>
> Is calling the local variable 'hose' instead of 'host' on purpose?

Haha that's funny :-)

It's an oooooooold usage that comes iirc from sparc ? or maybe alpha ?
I somewhat accidentally picked it up when adding multiple host-bridge
support on powerpc in the early 2000's and it hasn't quite died yet :)

Cheers,
Ben.

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