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author | Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net> | 2009-10-18 17:32:33 -0400 |
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committer | Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net> | 2009-11-08 12:06:54 -0500 |
commit | 91284224da5b15ec6c2b45e10fa5eccd1c92a204 (patch) | |
tree | e070902f5119b2eacf79d91cd36de98e3ae8423c /Documentation/pcmcia/driver-changes.txt | |
parent | af757923a92e6e9dbfdb6b0264be14c564e1c466 (diff) |
pcmcia: add new CIS access helpers
As a replacement to pcmcia_get_{first,next}_tuple() and
pcmcia_get_tuple_data(), three new -- and easier to use --
functions are added:
- pcmcia_get_tuple() to get the very first CIS entry of one
type.
- pcmcia_loop_tuple() to loop over all CIS entries of one type.
- pcmcia_get_mac_from_cis() to read out the hardware MAC address
from CISTPL_FUNCE.
Only a handful of drivers need these functions anyway, as most
CIS access is already handled by pcmcia_loop_config(), which
now shares the same backed (pccard_loop_tuple()) with
pcmcia_loop_tuple().
A pcmcia_get_mac_from_cis() bug noted by Komuro
<komurojun-mbn@nifty.com> has been fixed in this revision.
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/pcmcia/driver-changes.txt b/Documentation/pcmcia/driver-changes.txt index 059934363caf..adfb83e58675 100644 --- a/Documentation/pcmcia/driver-changes.txt +++ b/Documentation/pcmcia/driver-changes.txt | |||
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ | |||
1 | This file details changes in 2.6 which affect PCMCIA card driver authors: | 1 | This file details changes in 2.6 which affect PCMCIA card driver authors: |
2 | 2 | ||
3 | * New CIS tuple access (as of 2.6.33) | ||
4 | Instead of pcmcia_get_{first,next}_tuple(), pcmcia_get_tuple_data() and | ||
5 | pcmcia_parse_tuple(), a driver shall use "pcmcia_get_tuple()" if it is | ||
6 | only interested in one (raw) tuple, or "pcmcia_loop_tuple()" if it is | ||
7 | interested in all tuples of one type. To decode the MAC from CISTPL_FUNCE, | ||
8 | a new helper "pcmcia_get_mac_from_cis()" was added. | ||
9 | |||
3 | * New configuration loop helper (as of 2.6.28) | 10 | * New configuration loop helper (as of 2.6.28) |
4 | By calling pcmcia_loop_config(), a driver can iterate over all available | 11 | By calling pcmcia_loop_config(), a driver can iterate over all available |
5 | configuration options. During a driver's probe() phase, one doesn't need | 12 | configuration options. During a driver's probe() phase, one doesn't need |