Re: [update] [patch] linux: Cache coherency fixes

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@oss.sgi.com>]

On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 07:06:49PM +0200, Thiemo Seufer wrote:

> [snip]
> > Back in time I prefered CONFIG_NONCOHERENT_IO over CONFIG_COHERENT_IO
> > because the noncoherent case needs additional code and in general I'm
> > trying to reduce the number of the #if !defined conditionals for easier
> > readability.
> > 
> > The R10000 is our standard example why looking at the processor type doesn't
> > work.  It's used in coherent mode in IP27 but in coherent mode but in
> > coherent mode in IP28 or IP32.  Otoh I don't know of any system that
> 
> JFTR: non-coherent mode in IP28 or IP32.

Yep, you're right.  I hope everybody concluded that from my non-coherent
sentence ;-)