[parisc-linux] [akpm@digeo.com: arch changes for file-offset-in-pte's]

[Carlos O'Donell]

> Another possibility would be to split out the SWP_TYPE, SWP_OFFSET
> and SWP_ENTRY macros in order to have a 32 bit kernel version and a
> 64 bit kernel version. Then we could go with 16 swap devices for the
> 32 bit kernel and even increase the number of swap devices for the
> 64 bit kernel, since we have a huge number of bits for the offset.

My $0.02

a) Keep the swap size the same, and reduce the number of entries.

	= Offers better compatiblity in most situations

b) Split the macro's, keeping the swap size the same, and increase 
   the number of possible devices.

	= Offers size consistency, and benefits to 64-bit kernels.

c.