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Message-ID: <20080801231807.GA26550@colo.lackof.org>
Date:	Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:18:07 -0600
From:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
Cc:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/20] parisc: use the new byteorder headers

On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 02:23:37PM -0700, Harvey Harrison wrote:
...
> > Should this only be defined if BITS_PER_LONG is <=32  ?
> 
> The new byteorder headers only uses this if no __arch_swab64 is defined.
> 
> Further down in the parisc version, an __arch_swab64 is defined in the
> BITS_PER_LONG >=32 case, making this moot.

Ok.

...
> Other than the endianness, any other concerns?

Have you had a chance to test this?
Or can you point me at another big endian arch that has similar 
use of header files that has been successfully tested?

I can arrange for access to parisc HW if you have time/interest
in testing this yourself.

thanks,
grant

> 
> Harvey
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