From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756069AbXD0Qe1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:34:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756068AbXD0Qe1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:34:27 -0400 Received: from gateway-1237.mvista.com ([63.81.120.158]:23923 "EHLO gateway-1237.mvista.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756058AbXD0QeZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:34:25 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ia64: convert to use clocksource code From: Daniel Walker To: Peter Keilty Cc: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org, John Stultz , Eric Whitney , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <463220C8.5060408@hp.com> References: <20070426202632.23343.54944.sendpatchset@rambler.zko.hp.com> <1177621673.12796.121.camel@imap.mvista.com> <46320ACD.6090704@hp.com> <1177688158.12796.125.camel@imap.mvista.com> <463219CD.5040203@hp.com> <1177688931.12796.130.camel@imap.mvista.com> <463220C8.5060408@hp.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:32:55 -0700 Message-Id: <1177691575.12796.142.camel@imap.mvista.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.3 (2.8.3-2.fc6) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 12:11 -0400, Peter Keilty wrote: > > > No, but yes it can be done, overloading the meaning. > It would need to change in the future if vread was needed. > I have no strong argument against using it. > Although we may still need the IA64 define, I removed 32bit read mmio and > if that is brought back the fast syscall patch call will need to have a > field in the > clocksource struct that would indicated that. Waiting on comments about > that... > John and discuss this awhile back felt it was not needed, may prove wrong. The vread field is just a pointer, which should be 64bits on ia64. Why do you mention 32bits above? The two variables similar enough .. Daniel