linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] initrd: Fix virtual/physical mix-up in overwrite test

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0806160904110.5736@anakin>
Date:	Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:04:42 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] initrd: Fix virtual/physical mix-up in overwrite test

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:07:45 +0200 (CEST) Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 23 Dec 2007, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > > New version below. Tested on Amiga. Compile-tested on ia32 (i386_defconfig) and
> > > > pp64 (ps3_defconfig).
> > > 
> > > Ping?
> > 
> > You appear to have a six month RTT ;)
> > 
> > If this was not a mistaken email and if you have something which needs
> > to be in 2.6.26 then please send it to Linus directly - I'm hiding from
> > you guys for a week.
> 
> `need' is a strong word. I prefer to have it receive some testing on
> other platforms. I don't want to risk breaking something this late in
> the 2.6.26 cycle...

And I didn't hear anything from the people who may have workarounds
for this bug:

| arch/mips/kernel/setup.c:       initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
| arch/parisc/mm/init.c:                  initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
| arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c:                     initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
| arch/ppc/platforms/hdpu.c:                      initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
| arch/xtensa/kernel/setup.c:             initrd_below_start_ok = 1;

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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