[parisc-linux] GSC & EISA devices and pci_alloc_consistent

[Daniel Engstrom]

On 2001.10.16 22:32 Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> I think the solution to this is to create a fake struct pci_dev that our
> drivers hand to pci_alloc_consistent.  Then we have:
> 
> PCXL, L2:
> 	if (pci_dev == NULL) return wax_alloc_consistent();
> 	else kmalloc()
> 
> ccio:
> 	if (pci_dev == NULL) return wax_alloc_consistent();
> 	ioc = find_ioc(pci_dev);
> 	...
> 
> astro/elroy systems remain unchanged.
> 
> The only question is how/where to obtain this pci_dev, and how to give
> it to the drivers which need it.

We could add it to struct parisc_device. Then it could be setup as required
in alloc_pa_dev() from the IODC/PDC data (assuming that one can tell where
the device is located from that data)

/Daniel
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