[linux-fbdev] Re: readl() and friends and eieio on PPC

James Simmons jsimmons at edgeglobal.com
Sun Aug 15 23:39:15 EST 1999



> Actually the name of the instruction is a joke by some unnamed IBM
> engineer (you know that children's song, "Old McDonalds had a farm,
> eieio..."),

I kind of figured that. It could of have been Enchaned Interface Extended
IO but I know for sure now. 


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