linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] regmap: Drop CONFIG

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Date:   Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:20:17 +0200
From:   Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] regmap: Drop CONFIG_64BIT checks from core

On 6/26/19 1:15 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 01:31:16AM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
>> Drop the CONFIG_64BIT checks from core regmap code, as it is well
>> possible to access e.g. an SPI device with 64bit registers from a
>> 32bit CPU. The CONFIG_64BIT checks are still left in place in the
>> regmap mmio code however.
> 
> The issue with 8 bit

byte

> registers was that we use unsigned long for
> addresses and values and a 64 bit value won't fit in those on a 32 bit
> system.  Some of the bulk APIs will work but things like individual
> register writes and the caches will have problems.

Good thing I sent this as RFC, I realized that shortly after too.

So, what would be the suggestion here ?

-- 
Best regards,
Marek Vasut