linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: specify initrd location using 64-bit

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Date:	Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:58:29 +0200
From:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:	Cyril Chemparathy <cyril@...com>
CC:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: specify initrd location using 64-bit

On 09/12/2012 08:02 PM, Cyril Chemparathy wrote:
>>> -void __init early_init_dt_setup_initrd_arch(unsigned long start,
>>> unsigned long end)
>>> +void __init early_init_dt_setup_initrd_arch(u64 start, u64 end)
>>
>> Why not phys_addr_t?
>>
>
> The rest of the memory specific bits of the device-tree code use u64 for
> addresses, and I kept it the same for consistency.

Geert is right here. If it is a physical address, it should be
phys_addr_t.

Sebastian
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