linux-kernel - Re: [patch 06/11] PAT x86: Refactoring i386 cpa

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Message-ID: <20080114164736.GI15542@elte.hu>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:47:36 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
	rdreier@...co.com, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, gregkh@...e.de,
	airlied@...net.ie, davej@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	hpa@...or.co, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 06/11] PAT x86: Refactoring i386 cpa


* Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:

> venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com writes:
> 
> > This makes 32 bit cpa similar to x86_64 and makes it easier for 
> > following PAT patches.
> 
> Please don't do this -- that would be a nightmare merging with my CPA 
> series.
> 
> This means adding the _addr() entry point is ok (although it should 
> not be needed on i386 because it doesn't do the end_pfn_mapped trick), 
> but not a wide scale refactoring.

yeah, i think we can unify after your cpa fixes and enhancements just 
fine - as you did the changes symmetrically for 32-bit and 64-bit. 
Hopefully i'll be able to upload the current PAT stuff in x86.git later 
today so that you can merge the cpa items ontop of it.

	Ingo
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