>> PAGE_OFFSET is 0x78000000 with VMSPLIT_2G, this address is in the middle >> of the second pgd entry with pae enabled. This breaks assumptions >> (address is aligned to pgd entry's address) in a lot of places like >> pagetable_init. Fixing the assumptions is hard (eg, low mapping). SO I >> just changed the address to 0x80000000. > >Do we allow user entering arbitrary value here? In any case, it would >be nice to document alignment requirements of this one, because >otherwise someone *will* get it wrong.
There was a reason 0x78000000 was chosen http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113690073801820&w=2 Though further back in http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113689790817521&w=2 0x80000000 was indeed posted. -`J' -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
