Many drivers use in_be16(), in_be32(), out_be16(), out_be32(), etc ....
to access to registrers in IO mapped memory.
What is the real purpose of those functions, and are they really needed ?
ioremap() maps the related areas as GUARDED, which means that accesses
can't be speculative. So what is the benefit of using in_beXX() and
out_beXX() over simple memory accesses in the area ?
Christophe
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