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Date:	Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:09:49 -0700
From:	David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
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Subject: Re: [BUG] R5000 failure in kmap_coherent on Lasat board, bug that
 has been there for a while?
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Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 09:53:03AM -0700, David Daney wrote:
>>>
>> I will try said patch on my O2/R5000 and the sigma8634.
> 
> The patch is total bullshit.  It doesn't even try to fix the issues but
> rather disables the alias-avoidance mechanism.
> 

Upon further consideration of the patch, I tend to agree.  It would be nice to fix the bug though.

David Daney