linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Globally defining phys_addr

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0809111202560.1545@anakin>
Date:	Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:03:36 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Alex Nixon <alex.nixon@...rix.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux/MIPS Development <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Globally defining phys_addr_t

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> This is a repost of a little 3-patch series which Andrew has been
> carrying in -mm.  It cleans up the definition of phys_addr_t to make it
> kernel-wide rather than x86-specific, and fixes up PFN_PHYS() to use it
> to avoid address truncation.
> 
> We currently have a few workarounds for this problem in the tree, but
> Alex found another bug caused by PFN_PHYS(), so it's probably better if
> you bring these patches into tip.git for now.
> 
> PowerPC also defines a phys_addr_t with the same meaning as x86; the
> powerpc arch maintainers are happy with these patches.

If I'm not mistaking, this is also true for some MIPS machines.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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