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SubjectRe: Query on remap_pfn_range compatibility
On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 10:54:22AM -0600, Mark_H_Johnson@raytheon.com wrote:
> I read the messages on lkml from September 2004 about the introduction of
> remap_pfn_range and have a question related to coding for it. What do you
> recommend for driver coding to be compatible with these functions
> (remap_page_range, remap_pfn_range)?
> For example, I see at least two (or three) combination I need to address:
> - 2.4 (with remap_page_range) OR 2.6.x (with remap_page_range)
> - 2.6.x-mm (with remap_pfn_range)
> Is there some symbol or #ifdef value I can depend on to determine which
> function I should be calling (and the value to pass in)?

Not sure. One on kernel version being <= 2.6.10 would probably serve
your purposes, though it's not particularly well thought of. I suspect
people would suggest splitting up the codebase instead of sharing it
between 2.4.x and 2.6.x, where I've no idea how well that sits with you.

I vaguely suspected something like this would happen, but there were
serious and legitimate concerns about new usage of the 32-bit unsafe
methods being reintroduced, so at some point the old hook had to go.


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