[PATCH v7 2/2] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed P2A control driver

[Patrick Venture]

On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 11:28 AM Greg KH <gregkh at linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 09:31:01AM -0700, Patrick Venture wrote:
> > +     phys_addr_t mem_base;
>
> Is this really a 32bit value?

It's going to be a 32-bit value if this is in the dts for one of the
correspondingly supported aspeed models.

>
> Your ioctl thinks it is:
>
> > +struct aspeed_p2a_ctrl_mapping {
> > +     __u32 addr;
>
> Does this driver not work on a 64bit kernel?

This driver is aimed at only 32-bit hardware (ast2400/2500).  I
modeled the approach after the aspeed-lpc-ctrl driver as it's
providing similar functionality.

>
> > +     __u32 length;
> > +     __u32 flags;
> > +};
>
> addr really should be __u32 here so you don't have to mess with 32/64
> bit user/kernel issues, right?

Add is __u32 there.  Are you suggesting it shouldn't be?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h