Re: [PATCH] staging: fix powerpc linux-next break on zsmalloc

Seth Jennings
2012-02-14T14:25:17Z

On 02/14/2012 05:39 AM, Marc Dietrich wrote:
> Am 14.02.2012 12:22, schrieb Marc Dietrich:
>> Am 13.02.2012 15:47, schrieb Seth Jennings:
>>> linux/vmalloc.h added to zsmalloc-main.c to resolve implicit
>>> declaration errors.
>>>
>>> X86 dependency added to zsmalloc and dependent drivers zcache and zram.
>>>
>>> This X86 only requirement is not ideal. Working to find portable
>>> functions for __flush_tlb_one and set_pte.
>>
>> sorry, zcache/zram works fine one ARM here. Why not depend on !POWERPC?
>
> ups, sorry again, I tested an older version only. flush_tlb_one and
> set_pte is only used with the new allocator as it seems.

Hey Marc,

I haven't forgotten about you. I know that zcache (and therefore) zsmalloc
must work on ARM to be viable since there are known ARM users. When we have
a solution, I'll be contacting you to test it on ARM :)

--
Seth