linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "ARM: 8433/1: add a VMSPLIT_3G

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Date:   Thu, 8 Jun 2017 09:23:10 +0800
From:   Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@...wei.com>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>
CC:     <nico@...aro.org>, <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        <will.deacon@....com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, <wangfangpeng1@...wei.com>,
        <guohanjun@...wei.com>, <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "ARM: 8433/1: add a VMSPLIT_3G_OPT config option"

Hi Russell,

Thanks for comment!
On 2017/6/7 17:33, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 04:59:32PM +0800, Yisheng Xie wrote:
>> This reverts commit 63ce446c9b5787a94ed875bab20772e1a2b3092f.
> 
> There's no real reason to revert this, thereby removing it from non-LPAE
> cases where it does work.  You've already shown adding a dependency for
> LPAE on this option (or even vice versa) is enough to stop the problem
> occuring.
> 
> IMHO, It would be better to make VMSPLIT_3G_OPT depend on !ARM_LPAE.

OK, I will send a patch as your suggestion.

Thanks
Yisheng Xie