linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ioremap: fix iounmap numpages

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Date:	Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:36:25 -0400
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ioremap: fix iounmap numpages

Dave Young wrote:
> Hi,
> The second parameter of change_page_attr in iounmap is wrong, it should be (p->size - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT
>   

Why's that?  Isn't p->size always going to be a pagesize multiple; in 
which case, why would you want to change_page_attr on n-1 pages?

Are you seeing a problem that this patch fixes?

    J
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