linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH]: linux-2.6.21-uc0 (MMU-less updates)

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Date:	Mon, 07 May 2007 21:59:54 +1000
From:	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...pgear.com>
To:	Robin Getz <rgetz@...ckfin.uclinux.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH]: linux-2.6.21-uc0 (MMU-less updates)

Russell King wrote:
> On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 12:12:03PM -0400, Robin Getz wrote:
>>>> Depending on how TASK_SIZE is defined - it looks like everyone else
>>>> forces it to end of memory, except 68k[nommu].
>>>>
>>>> asm-arm/memory.h:#define TASK_SIZE              (CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE)
>>> That is one way to handle it. Have you followed all the other
>>> uses of TASK_SIZE and verified it is not a problem?
>> No, I assumed that Russell/David were smarter than we were, and that doing so 
>> would not be a problem :)
> 
> Don't look at me - the above came from Hyok, and I just assumed that it
> was correct without really understanding it.
> 
> I've noticed though that Hyok's gone rather quiet, so I'm not sure
> whether we'll ever get ARM uclinux integration complete.

We can do this without Hyok.

The patches I sent to arm-linux-kernel last week fill all the gaps
that I see. I'll be reworking that over the coming weeks to try and
get something that is acceptable to all, so we can get this done.

Regards
Greg



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