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author | Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> | 2005-10-31 13:37:12 +1100 |
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committer | Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> | 2005-10-31 13:37:12 +1100 |
commit | 23fd07750a789a66fe88cf173d52a18f1a387da4 (patch) | |
tree | 06fdd6df35fdb835abdaa9b754d62f6b84b97250 /arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c | |
parent | bd787d438a59266af3c9f6351644c85ef1dd21fe (diff) | |
parent | ed28f96ac1960f30f818374d65be71d2fdf811b0 (diff) |
Merge ../linux-2.6 by hand
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c index f244fb200db..553f8fe0322 100644 --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c @@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ static unsigned long pdc_result2[32] __attribute__ ((aligned (8))); int parisc_narrow_firmware = 1; #endif -/* on all currently-supported platforms, IODC I/O calls are always - * 32-bit calls, and MEM_PDC calls are always the same width as the OS. - * This means Cxxx boxes can't run wide kernels right now. -PB +/* On most currently-supported platforms, IODC I/O calls are 32-bit calls + * and MEM_PDC calls are always the same width as the OS. + * Some PAT boxes may have 64-bit IODC I/O. * - * CONFIG_PDC_NARROW has been added to allow 64-bit kernels to run on - * systems with 32-bit MEM_PDC calls. This will allow wide kernels to - * run on Cxxx boxes now. -RB - * - * Note that some PAT boxes may have 64-bit IODC I/O... + * Ryan Bradetich added the now obsolete CONFIG_PDC_NARROW to allow + * 64-bit kernels to run on systems with 32-bit MEM_PDC calls. + * This allowed wide kernels to run on Cxxx boxes. + * We now detect 32-bit-only PDC and dynamically switch to 32-bit mode + * when running a 64-bit kernel on such boxes (e.g. C200 or C360). */ #ifdef __LP64__ |