[PATCH -V4 2/3] powerpc: Update kernel VSID range

Geoff Levand geoff at infradead.org
Thu Mar 14 09:06:59 EST 2013


Hi,

On Wed, 2013-03-13 at 19:04 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> From: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> This patch change the kernel VSID range so that we limit VSID_BITS to 37.
> This enables us to support 64TB with 65 bit VA (37+28). Without this patch
> we have boot hangs on platforms that only support 65 bit VA.

I tested the V4 series on PS3 applied to linux-3.8 and it fixed the boot
hang problem.

Ben, please apply.

Tested-by: Geoff Levand <geoff at infradead.org>



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