-What: read_dev_chars(), read_conf_data{,_lpm}() (s390 common I/O layer)
-When: December 2007
-Why: These functions are a leftover from 2.4 times. They have several
- problems:
- - Duplication of checks that are done in the device driver's
- interrupt handler
- - common I/O layer can't do device specific error recovery
- - device driver can't be notified for conditions happening during
- execution of the function
- Device drivers should issue the read device characteristics and read
- configuration data ccws and do the appropriate error handling
- themselves.
-Who: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
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