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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 01:06:31 -0700
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Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 15 Aug 2005, at 08:50, Nakajima, Jun wrote:
> 
>>> 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).
> 
> (1<<n)-1 sets the n least significant bits, not n-1.
You are right. I need to go to bed now. 

> 
>   -- Keir

Jun
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