Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/85xx: allow CONFIG_PHYS_64BIT to be selectable

From: Tabi Timur-B04825 <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:50:42 +0000

Li Yang-R58472 wrote:

> The mpc85xx_defconfig does include silicons with e500v1 core which
> doesn't have the 36-bit support.  Won't enabling 36-bit support by
> default break the support for them?

No.  The kernel will detect at runtime that that it's an e500v1 core and=20
it won't try to create 36-bit TLBs. (e.g. it won't write to MAS7).

Please remember that the Kconfig for the P1022DS already forced PHYS_64BIT=
=20
for all mpc85xx platforms.  All we're doing is making it possible to=20
deselect PHYS_64BIT.

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Timur Tabi
Linux kernel developer at Freescale=