linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/12] kmap

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Date:	Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:49:53 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	dhowells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/12] kmap_atomic cleanup for 3.6

On Tue, 2012-06-26 at 10:17 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-06-25 at 20:43 +0000, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > How about putting that constant into asm/highmem.h then, and adding a
> > default like
> > 
> > #ifndef KM_TYPE_NR
> > #define KM_TYPE_NR 8
> > #endif
> > 
> > in linux/highmem.h? Then FRV and anything else that needs it can override
> > the value and the other ones don't need to bother.
> 
> At least put in a hand-wavy argument supporting whatever one number
> that's being put in. That way a reader at least as some incling as to
> where it comes from and what needs checking if it turns out its wrong.

Ok, I will do it in a separated patch.

Thanks!

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