[parisc-linux] Re: [parisc-linux-cvs] linux-2.6 deller (ioremap-changes)

[Helge Deller]

On Tuesday 07 March 2006 23:05, Kyle McMartin wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 10:27:37PM +0100, Helge Deller wrote:
> > I still think we should try to get real ioremapping working.
> > I'm no Linux-Kernel-memory-expert, but my plan was to read about it and learn.
> > Currently, if I enable CONFIG_HPPA_IOREMAP the 64bit kernel crashes in sba_iommu.c: sba_driver_callback() after the first ioremap().
> 
> I don't think this should be a CONFIG option. I think if someone manages
> to find time to make 64-bit ioremap work, it should be unconditionally
> enabled...

I agree, that this option (and all then unnecessary code) should be removed as soon as it works.
But until then it's much easier (IMHO) to use this config option instead of the #define alone (config.h is always included; just #define HPPA_IOREMAP often had missing dependencies for some c-files).

Helge