Re: [PATCH] ARM: Add support for LPAE style CONTEXTIDR

[Christopher Covington]

Hi Will,

On 06/24/2013 10:04 AM, Will Deacon wrote:
[...]

> What's the advantage of this approach, other than you get an extra byte's
> worth of PID?

In my view, the real advantage is that the the PID is located where people
reading ARM Architecture Reference Manual are told they can find it.

Regards,
Christopher

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