On Saturday 27 January 2007 2:11 am, Hans-Peter Nilsson wrote: > > From: David Brownell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:21:15 -0800 > > > > > That flag could work in conjunction with a byte > > > > > > Or why not a 32-bit word! > > > > If a driver wants a repeating 32-bit pattern, they should just > > provide a properly initialized tx buffer. > > I'm suggesting the default_tx_word be able to fill out "common" > values of bits_per_word when > 8, else it'd be useless as a > 1-filler for larger sizes than byte. Making it a single bit > then wouldn't cater to your debug-with-scope use-case.
That wasn't my idea, it was borrowed from someone else's debug arsenal. ;) In any case, I think that sort of debug assist doesn't need to stay in production system. See the patch I posted previously... - Dave - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
