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RE: [Xen-devel] [patch] PAE support revisited

To: "Gerd Knorr" <kraxel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [patch] PAE support revisited
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:02:02 -0000
Cc: "Karen White" <kawhite@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Nuutti Kotivuori" <naked@xxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <ian.pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <ian.pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >  * cleanup use of 'unsigned long' that exists in some 
> handling of PTEs.
> > We've agreed a strategy of doing this with Gerd
> 
> Next version of this cleanup patch, comments are welcome.

Gerd, I think this patch is definitely the right idea.

I don't particularly like the names of your macros, but I can't think of
any better.

The init_0 is rather superfluous. 

> Handle with care for now.  It builds and boots domain0 fine for me.
> But will break the x86_64 build and isn't tested much otherwise.

Let's get the new shadow mode code checked in, then get everything
(including x86_64) switched over to the new macros.

Ian


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