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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/9] arm: mvebu: Align the internal registers virtual base to support LPAE
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On Friday 05 April 2013, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> From: Lior Amsalem <alior@marvell.com>
> 
> In order to be able to support he LPAE, the internal registers virtual
> base must be aligned to 2MB.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lior Amsalem <alior@marvell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>

This is a surprising limitation. Can you extend the above text to go into more
detail where that alignment requirement comes from?

	Arnd