[U-Boot] [PATCH V3 09/11] ARM/PPC: add a common way to access registers
Stefano Babic
sbabic at denx.de
Tue Jan 26 10:09:08 CET 2010
Wolfgang Denk wrote:
>> +/* Clear and set bits in one shot. These macros can be used to
clear and
>> + * set multiple bits in a register using a single call. These macros can
>> + * also be used to set a multiple-bit bit pattern using a mask, by
>> + * specifying the mask in the 'clear' parameter and the new bit pattern
>> + * in the 'set' parameter.
>> + */
>
> Incorrect multi-line comment style.
Sorry, you have already found this point. I forgot to change it.
> What exactly is the definition of a "register" here? Is this memory
> mapped I/O?
Yes, they are.
>
> and - should we really invent our own, private way of doing this?
> Should we not rather reuse definitions already present in Linux?
>
> How about using ioread*()/iowrite*() instead?
You are right. I will replace them.
Best regards,
Stefano Babic
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