Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] sparc: use asm-generic/dma-mapping-common.h andpci-dma-compat.h

From: David Miller
Date: Tue Aug 04 2009 - 00:22:29 EST


From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 07:56:08 +0200

> I'm wondering how sparc32 handles core_kernel_text() & friends?
>
> Those functions already assume that the bits between _stext and
> _etext are all core kernel text and not generic pages freed back to
> the buddy.

They won't work for such pages obviously. Shows how many sparc32
users who trigger this case of actually freeing those pages and
using such facilities there actually are :-)
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