linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: mana: Enable MANA driver on ARM64 with 4K page size

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Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 17:50:55 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: mana: Enable MANA driver on ARM64 with 4K
 page size

On Mon, 13 May 2024 20:50:37 +0000 Haiyang Zhang wrote:
> From the document, it can be:
> "ARM cores support both modes, but are most commonly used in, and typically default to little-endian mode. Most Linux distributions for ARM tend to be little-endian only." 
> https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0042/a/Coding-for-Cortex-R-Processors/Endianness
> 
> MANA driver doesn't support big endian.

Alright, but please prioritize at least adding the 64k page support.
Linux drivers are supposed to be as platform independent as possible.
If you use the right APIs you shouldn't have to worry about the endian
or the page size.