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From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
To: Mitch Bradley <wmb-D5eQfiDGL7eakBO8gow8eQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: John Jacques <john.jacques-M7mHMAq9Yzo@public.gmane.org>,
	linuxppc-dev list
	<linuxppc-dev-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org,
	Torez Smith <torez-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Russell King <rmk-lFZ/pmaqli7XmaaqVzeoHQ@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: ARM clock API to PowerPC
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:30:28 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1250112628.3587.22.camel@pasglop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A82FC63.7020705-D5eQfiDGL7eakBO8gow8eQ@public.gmane.org>

On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 07:31 -1000, Mitch Bradley wrote:

> Padding a string violates a core principle of property representation, 
> namely the "no alignment assumptions" one.  The reason for that 
> principle was the fact that alignment needs are not stable across 
> processor families, or even within a processor family .

Right, which is why I replied to myself with a different idea :-)

> This approach finesses the problem nicely.

Thanks.

Cheers,
Ben.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-08-12 21:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-08-12  7:57 ARM clock API to PowerPC Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-12  8:29 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-12 17:31   ` Mitch Bradley
     [not found]     ` <4A82FC63.7020705-D5eQfiDGL7eakBO8gow8eQ@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 21:30       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
2009-08-12 11:19 ` Josh Boyer
     [not found]   ` <20090812111954.GB31596-jnIq6iUNB1CO8iYQgJmm/0EOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 13:40     ` Kumar Gala
     [not found]       ` <4A90486C-8BF5-428C-9FD8-830D822C0D40-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 21:29         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-13  8:59           ` Li Yang-R58472
     [not found]             ` <3A45394FD742FA419B760BB8D398F9ED59DE33-bKEhWGtIRUJ4Lp7cDGe+DVjVikpgYyvb5NbjCUgZEJk@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-14  9:29               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-14 11:29                 ` Guennadi Liakhovetski
     [not found]                   ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0908141255230.5980-0199iw4Nj15frtckUFj5Ag@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-14 12:07                     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-15 12:43                       ` Russell King
     [not found]                         ` <20090815124347.GB16112-f404yB8NqCZvn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-15 22:18                           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-16  5:09                             ` Grant Likely
2009-08-12 12:35 ` Mark Brown
     [not found]   ` <20090812123551.GC11227-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 21:34     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-12 21:44       ` Mark Brown
     [not found]         ` <20090812214444.GA4731-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 21:56           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-12 22:20             ` Mark Brown
     [not found]               ` <20090812222031.GC4731-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 22:32                 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-12 23:00                   ` Mark Brown
     [not found]                     ` <20090812230023.GB7519-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 23:15                       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-12 22:28             ` Russell King
2009-08-12 22:45               ` Mark Brown
     [not found]               ` <20090812222843.GA7118-f404yB8NqCZvn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 22:52                 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-12 23:40                   ` Russell King
     [not found]                     ` <20090812234048.GB7118-f404yB8NqCZvn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2009-08-12 23:47                       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-08-13  3:45                       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt

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