Subject: Re: 64-bit paddr_t (again, arrgh....)
To: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
From: Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com>
List: port-mips
Date: 01/30/2006 14:49:26
Matt Thomas wrote:
> Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>
>> The MIPS64 stuff is going to be a problem, I think, almost no matter
>> what.  I cannot see that evbmips can properly encompass both a 64-bit
>> and a 32-bit kernel.  (Note that this is different than the 64-bit
>> part running in 32-bit compatibility mode.)
>
> mips64 will need a separate machine_arch.
>
>> So can I take this as approval to go ahead and make that change, so
>> that paddr_t is 64-bits on all evbmips?
>
> Yes.
Good.  What I will do is go ahead and commit *that* change seperately,
and then commit the PCI code which depends on it after I have changed
it. :-)

Any objections (Simon?)  Speak up now, please!

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