From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S272818AbTHEOlO (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:41:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S272821AbTHEOlO (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:41:14 -0400 Received: from pop018pub.verizon.net ([206.46.170.212]:31392 "EHLO pop018.verizon.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S272818AbTHEOlL (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:41:11 -0400 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: gene.heskett@verizon.net Organization: None that appears to be detectable by casual observers To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 2.4 vs 2.6 versions of include/linux/ioport.h Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:41:08 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200308051041.08078.gene.heskett@verizon.net> X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at pop018.verizon.net from [151.205.9.38] at Tue, 5 Aug 2003 09:41:09 -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Greetings; In the 2.4 includes, find this in ioport.h ---- /* Compatibility cruft */ #define check_region(start,n) __check_region(&ioport_resource, (start), (n)) [snip] extern int __check_region(struct resource *, unsigned long, unsigned long); ---- But in the 2.6 version, find this: ---- /* Compatibility cruft */ [snip] extern int __check_region(struct resource *, unsigned long, unsigned long); [snip] static inline int __deprecated check_region(unsigned long s, unsigned long n) { return __check_region(&ioport_resource, s, n); } ---- First, the define itself is missing in the 2.6 version. Many drivers seem to use this call, and in that which I'm trying to build, the nforce and advansys modules use it. And while the modules seem to build, they do not run properly. I cannot run 2.6.x for extended tests because of the advansys breakage this causes. I also haven't even tried to run X because of the nforce error reported when its built, the same error as attacks the advansys code. Can I ask why this change was made, and is there a suitable replacement call available that these drivers could use instead of check_region(), as shown here in a snip from advansys.c? ---- if (check_region(iop, ASC_IOADR_GAP) != 0) { ... if (check_region(iop_base, ASC_IOADR_GAP) != 0) { ... Hopeing for some hints here. -- Cheers, Gene AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M Athlon1600XP@1400mhz 512M 99.27% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attornies please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2003 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.