Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755529AbYJPIbH (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:31:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753410AbYJPIa4 (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:30:56 -0400 Received: from vervifontaine.sonytel.be ([80.88.33.193]:47887 "EHLO vervifontaine.sonycom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753375AbYJPIaz (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:30:55 -0400 Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:30:52 +0200 (CEST) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: David Miller cc: hpa@zytor.com, benh@kernel.crashing.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mingo@elte.hu, yhlu.kernel@gmail.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix broken debug output reserve_region_with_split() In-Reply-To: <20081013.223811.174710738.davem@davemloft.net> Message-ID: References: <48F3F014.3050406@zytor.com> <1223948488.8157.309.camel@pasglop> <48F409E9.3030501@zytor.com> <20081013.223811.174710738.davem@davemloft.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-584349381-10248566-1224145852=:9022" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1574 Lines: 46 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---584349381-10248566-1224145852=:9022 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Mon, 13 Oct 2008, David Miller wrote: > From: "H. Peter Anvin" > Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:54:33 -0700 > > > I pointed out that we should use the flags to determine formatting > > options, e.g. I/O space is only 16 bits on x86. > > It's 64-bit on sparc64 :-) > > There's also the bit where we use a 32-bit resource_t on sparc32 > but encode the top 4-bits of the 36 bit physical I/O address in > the resource flags member. So wouldn't it be better to switch those sparc32 configs to a 64-bit resource_t? I think all other platforms with 36-bit physical addresses went that way. With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Techsoft Centre Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ A division of Sony Europe (Belgium) N.V. VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis · BIC GEBABEBB · IBAN BE41293037680010 ---584349381-10248566-1224145852=:9022-- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/