linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS64: R6: R2 emulation bugfix

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:43:37 -0700
From:	Leonid Yegoshin <Leonid.Yegoshin@...tec.com>
To:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>,
	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
CC:	<linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>, <markos.chandras@...tec.com>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS64: R6: R2 emulation bugfix

On 04/29/2015 02:49 AM, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2015, James Hogan wrote:
>
>>> Error recovery pointers for fixups was improperly set as ".word"
>>> which is unsuitable for MIPS64.
>>>
>>> Replaced by __stringify(PTR)
>> Every other case of this sort of thing uses STR(PTR) (or __UA_ADDR in
>> uaccess.h). Can we stick to STR(PTR) for consistency please?
>   Or __PA_ADDR in paccess.h.
>
>   I have mixed feelings, the reason for __stringify being absent is the
> macro being generic and more recently added than pieces of code that use
> STR, e.g. unaligned.c that has been there since forever.  And we do use
> __stringify in many other cases.
>
>   On the other hand STR is short and sweet, unlike __stringify.
>
>   So how about adding a macro like __STR_PTR that expands to
> __stringify(PTR) and converting all the places throughout our port
> (including ones currently using __UA_ADDR/__PA_ADDR) to use the new macro?
>
>   Leonid's bug fix will need to go in first of course.
>
>    Maciej
As for me, I don't mind which solution is - STR/__stringify or __PA_ADDR.
I just would like to have one for future submissions and I assumed that 
__stringify is it because it a last one so far introduced.

So, I put a decision to maintainer. Ralf?

- Leonid.
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