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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:25:17 -0600
From: Seth Jennings <sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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To: Marc Dietrich <marvin24@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: fix powerpc linux-next break on zsmalloc
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On 02/14/2012 05:39 AM, Marc Dietrich wrote:
> Am 14.02.2012 12:22, schrieb Marc Dietrich:
>> Am 13.02.2012 15:47, schrieb Seth Jennings:
>>> linux/vmalloc.h added to zsmalloc-main.c to resolve implicit
>>> declaration errors.
>>>
>>> X86 dependency added to zsmalloc and dependent drivers zcache and zram.
>>>
>>> This X86 only requirement is not ideal.  Working to find portable
>>> functions for __flush_tlb_one and set_pte.
>>
>> sorry, zcache/zram works fine one ARM here. Why not depend on !POWERPC?
> 
> ups, sorry again, I tested an older version only. flush_tlb_one and 
> set_pte is only used with the new allocator as it seems.

Hey Marc,

I haven't forgotten about you.  I know that zcache (and therefore) zsmalloc
must work on ARM to be viable since there are known ARM users.  When we have
a solution, I'll be contacting you to test it on ARM :)

--
Seth

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