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RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [x86_64] Fixing PGT_va_mutable and PGT_va_unknow

To: "Keir Fraser" <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [x86_64] Fixing PGT_va_mutable and PGT_va_unknown
From: "Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:50:34 -0700
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [x86_64] Fixing PGT_va_mutable and PGT_va_unknown
Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 15 Aug 2005, at 08:11, Nakajima, Jun wrote:
> 
>> This patch ensures that type_info is always greater than
>> PGT_va_unknown if PGT_va_mutable is set.
> 
> Okay, but I see no reason to change PGT_va_mask. You already include
> 28 bits where you actually need only 27 bits of backptr.

The current one
#define PGT_va_mask         ((unsigned long)((1U<<28)-1)<<PGT_va_shift)
includes only 27 bits (see -1). 

> 
>   -- Keir


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