Latest kernels hang trying to map virtual addresses with bit 33 set.
In particular, this affects the DU binaries.
The fix is obvious, considering that PTRS_PER_PGD defined as
((1UL << (PAGE_SHIFT-3))-1).
Ivan.
--- linux-2.3.42/include/asm-alpha/pgtable.h Wed Dec 15 21:32:47 1999
+++ linux/include/asm-alpha/pgtable.h Thu Feb 10 19:31:03 2000
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
#define pgd_offset_k(address) pgd_offset(&init_mm, address)
/* to find an entry in a page-table-directory. */
-#define __pgd_offset(address) ((address >> PGDIR_SHIFT) & (PTRS_PER_PGD-1))
+#define __pgd_offset(address) ((address >> PGDIR_SHIFT) & PTRS_PER_PGD)
#define pgd_offset(mm, address) ((mm)->pgd+__pgd_offset(address))
/* Find an entry in the second-level page table.. */
-
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