linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] kmap_types: convert most arches to a single header file

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Date:	Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:07:07 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
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	Russell King <rmk@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kmap_types: convert most arches to a single header
 file

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thursday 04 June 2009, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
>> Subject: kmap_types: make most arches use generic header file
>>
>> Convert most arches (*except frv*) to use asm-generic/kmap_types.h.
>> Each arch still has its own kmap_types.h for customization if
>> needed (like frv).
>>
>> KM_FENCE is now controlled by CONFIG_HIGHMEM.
>>
>> Built on x86_64, i386, mips, sparc32, sparc64,
>> alpha, powerpc64, ia64, and m68k.
>>
>> Note: Removed KM_PTE2 from generic kmap_types.h file; it was defined
>> but not used by avr32.
> 
> Every change in here looks good to me now, so
> 
> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> Two questions though:
> 
> 1. The patch still conflicts with mine from the asm-generic
> tree. Yours is better in multiple ways (cleans up all the
> archs, adds the necessary types for ppc and arm), so should
> I drop mine now? I guess I can also make my file identical
> to yours so independent of who gets in first, there should be
> a clean merge?

or you can take my patch into your asm-generic patchset.  :)

> 2. should the asm and powerpc bits go through the arch maintainer

                arm

> trees? I guess since they are slightly more than an obvious
> consolidation, at least an Ack from BenH and Russell would be
> appropriate.

Sure, acks from lots of arch maintainers would be Good,
esp. BenH and Russell.

-- 
~Randy
LPC 2009, Sept. 23-25, Portland, Oregon
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/2009/
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