linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: use phys_addr

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Date:   Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:06:14 +0000
From:   Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        miles.chen@...iatek.com, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, wsd_upstream@...iatek.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: use phys_addr_t

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 11:45:54AM +0000, Mark Rutland wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 11:27:48AM +0000, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > On 13 January 2017 at 11:22, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 01:59:35PM +0800, miles.chen@...iatek.com wrote:
> > >> From: Miles Chen <miles.chen@...iatek.com>
> > >>
> > >> Use phys_addr_t instead of unsigned long for the
> > >> return value of __pa(), make code easy to understand.
> > >>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Miles Chen <miles.chen@...iatek.com>
> > >
> > > This looks sensible to me. It's consistent with the types these
> > > variables are compared against, and with the types of function
> > > parameters these are passed as.
> > >
> > 
> > Indeed. But doesn't it clash with Laura's series?
> 
> Good point.
> 
> Yes, but only for the RHS of the assignment changing. This'll need to be
> rebased atop of the arm64 for-next/core branch, or Catalin/Will might
> fix it up when applying, perhaps?

Yeah, it's dead easy for me to fix up.

Will