From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-wm1-x343.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::343]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.90_1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1goaBO-0002LX-V8 for barebox@lists.infradead.org; Tue, 29 Jan 2019 20:40:51 +0000 Received: by mail-wm1-x343.google.com with SMTP id y139so19166327wmc.5 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:40:34 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20190129065549.29161-1-andrew.smirnov@gmail.com> <20190129065549.29161-19-andrew.smirnov@gmail.com> <20190129084847.spkfbeksb7xne46g@pengutronix.de> In-Reply-To: <20190129084847.spkfbeksb7xne46g@pengutronix.de> From: Andrey Smirnov Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:40:21 -0800 Message-ID: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "barebox" Errors-To: barebox-bounces+u.kleine-koenig=pengutronix.de@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 18/19] drivers: mem: Create file to access second half of 64-bit memory To: Sascha Hauer Cc: Barebox List On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 12:48 AM Sascha Hauer wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 10:55:48PM -0800, Andrey Smirnov wrote: > > In order to allow access to second half of address space on 64-bit > > machines, add code that creates /dev/highmem dedicated for that. > > Very nice series, I applied it right away with the exception of this > patch. Cool, thanks! > I don't like naming it "highmem" because normally this describes > a hardware feature, namely a technique for reaching memory that is > outside the CPUs address space. What we have here is a technique for > reaching memory that is outside the range of a poorly chosen variable > type ;) > > That said my alternative suggestions are not very striking and range > from /dev/mem1 to /dev/uppermem or /dev/mem-upper. Any other ideas? > /dev/mem1 seems a bit less self-descriptive and might cause end user confusion. Ether /dev/uppermem of /dev/mem-upper would probably be the best. Let me know if you want me to re-spin the last patch with either. Thanks, Andrey Smirnov _______________________________________________ barebox mailing list barebox@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/barebox