linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] parisc architecture updates for v4.3

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Message-Id: <0F1C5469-5397-4F1A-AF17-CC7D3112A436@bell.net>
Date:	Tue, 3 Nov 2015 18:40:53 -0500
From:	John David Anglin <dave.anglin@...l.net>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Helge Deller <deller@....de>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Parisc List <linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] parisc architecture updates for v4.3

On 2015-11-03, at 6:25 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> But if it's actually possible that the pa-risc L1 line size is really
> just 16 bytes, I guess that objection to the patch goes away. My
> automatic reaction was "that's not real, it's some odd workaround",
> but if it is actually real...

See page 10 in this document:
https://parisc.wiki.kernel.org/images-parisc/e/e9/PA-8700wp.pdf

It shows the PA-8700 L1 design.  James' comments and this paper are the
basis for this change.

Dave
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John David Anglin	dave.anglin@...l.net



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