linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH Resend] sparc64: Resolve conflict between sparc v9 and M7 on usage of bit 9 of TTE

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Date:	Thu, 14 May 2015 07:47:22 -0600
From:	Khalid Aziz <khalid.aziz@...cle.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	bob.picco@...cle.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, sam@...nborg.org,
	rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se, allen.pais@...cle.com,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH Resend] sparc64: Resolve conflict between sparc v9 and
 M7 on usage of bit 9 of TTE

On 05/13/2015 09:45 PM, David Miller wrote:
>
> Ok you've computed what cacheability bits to use in page_cache4v_flag.
>.......
> Although in another function, we seem to compute it here yet again.
>
> Perhaps early on put this into a "static unsigned long
> page_cache4v_flag" and just use that everywhere.
>
> If you do it early enough in paging_init() you should be fine.

Makes perfect sense. Thanks! I will send out a v2 patch.

--
Khalid

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