linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] PCI: iproc: fix 32-bit build

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Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:13:54 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Ray Jui <ray.jui@...adcom.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        Jon Mason <jonmason@...adcom.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Oza Oza <oza.oza@...adcom.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] PCI: iproc: fix 32-bit build

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 9:42:05 AM CET Ray Jui wrote:
> 
> Hmmm, somehow we've never seen this link error for the ARM32 based
> platforms that we build for. Does it behave differently between
> different versions of compilers?
> 
> Nevertheless, this is a good change to take, thanks!

I looked at it again, and see now that it only happens with
a 64-bit RESOURCE_SIZE_T, which is only used on 32-bit
platforms with more than 4GB of memory addresses. It would
however show up in a multiplatform distro build for ARMv7VE,
so the fix is still clearly needed.

	Arnd