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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:55:28 -0800
From: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
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To: Serban Constantinescu <serban.constantinescu@arm.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: android: ashmem: Add support for 32bit ashmem
 calls in a 64bit kernel
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On 02/25/2013 10:44 AM, Serban Constantinescu wrote:
> Android's shared memory subsystem, Ashmem, does not support calls from a
> 32bit userspace in a 64 bit kernel. This patch adds support for syscalls
> coming from a 32bit userspace in a 64bit kernel.
>
> The patch has been successfully tested on ARMv8 AEM(64bit
> platform model) and Versatile Express A9(32bit platform).
>
> Signed-off-by: Serban Constantinescu <serban.constantinescu@arm.com>

Acked-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>


thanks
-john