Re: Use of __pa() with CONFIG_NONLINEAR

[Martin J. Bligh]

> On Wed, 2004-07-28 at 12:47, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
>> Can someone explain the necessity to create the new address space? We don't
>> need it with the current holes between nodes, and from my discssions with
>> Andy, I'm now unconvinced it's necessary.
> 
> Actually, the new address space is quite separated from what I'm
> proposing here.  I'd prefer to discuss that part when we have an
> implementation surrounding it.  I can explain it now if you'd like, but
> it's going to be a bit harder with no code.  
> 
> The reason we need boot-time __{p,v}a() macros is really quite separate
> from the new (logical) address space.  These new macros are just so we
> can assume flat addressing during boot or compile-time, before any
> nonlinear structures are set up.

Ah, OK ... makes more sense - thanks.

However ... what happens to functions calling __pa that are called from 
boot time and run time code?

M.

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