Quoting Francois Romieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > Is there a reason why dev->mem_{start/end} should not be removed ?
> >
> > Is there a reason why it should? Is it going to be obsolete?
>
> It is slowly obsoleting for a few years (don't laugh...). It is preferred
> to store the relevant address in the private part of the (pci) device.
>
> Moderately recent drivers do not use it at all. However it's fairly common
> in the setup code of the (legacy) isa devices.I agree that many drivers don't use it. But it would be nice to have a document describing what is going on. On one hand we are adding new information elements (such as the bus in "ethtool -i"), on the other hand we are removing addresses from the ifconfig output. Who is deciding which information is useful and which is not? How about netdev->irq? Is it going to be obsolete too? Then I can easily remove orinoco_pci_setup_netdev() with very minimal adjustments. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
