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Robert Picco wrote:
> O.K.  Did this but had to add a writeq and readq for i386.


Let me be the first to say:  yay!

IMO, readq and writeq are not only needed, but an implementation should 
be added to 2.4.x kernels as well.

The amount of hardware (and thus drivers) that will use 64-bit memory 
IOs can and will increase, as time passes.

	Jeff