linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] vmlinux.lds.h: allow people to set a smaller rootfs alignment

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Message-ID: <AANLkTimzODUP6tYXiagW7Kv3RVL6o8L_7dhF0DTf925x@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:51:36 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
Cc:	Milton Miller <miltonm@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] vmlinux.lds.h: allow people to set a smaller rootfs 
	alignment

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 09:42, Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com> wrote:
> if we look at the alignments before the unification, we can easily see
> why Tim was a bit cautious and started the common value at PAGE_SIZE:

> m68k: 8192 (== 2x PAGE_SIZE?)

For Sun 3, PAGE_SIZE is 8192, not 4096. So it's the maximum page size on m68k.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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