Re: rtc-ds1742.c should use resource_size_t for base address

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On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 12:20:37PM -0500, Josh Boyer wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:54:27 +1000
> David Gibson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Currently the rtc driver, rtc-ds1742.c uses an unsigned long to store
> > the base mmio address of the NVRAM/RTC.  This breaks on systems like
> > PowerPC 440, which is a 32-bit core with 36-bit physical addresses: IO
> > on the system, including the RTC, is typically above the 4GB point,
> > and cannot fit into an unsigned long.
> > 
> > This patch fixes the problem by replacing the unsigned long with a
> > resource_size_t.  Tested on Ebony (PPC440) (with additional patches to
> > instantiate the ds1742 platform device appropriately).
> 
> Where would those additional patches be? :)

Coming, they still need polish...

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