Re: [PATCH 9/9] tracing: MIPS: cleanup of the address space checking

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Re: [PATCH 9/9] tracing: MIPS: cleanup of the address space checking

To:	David Daney <david.s.daney@gmail.com>
Subject:	Re: [PATCH 9/9] tracing: MIPS: cleanup of the address space checking
From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Date:	Thu, 13 May 2010 17:13:57 +0100
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On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:13:01AM -0700, David Daney wrote:

> The kernel is always compiled with -msym32, so the patch is a bit pointless.

Not quite true.  Some systems only have enough memory for the exception
vectors in the low 512MB of physical address space, so these can't use
an -msym32 kernel.

My general impression is that hardware designers "design" address maps by
throwing darts over their shoulder after a few pints ;-)

  Ralf

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