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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/5] hw/pxa2xx_dma.c: drop VMSTATE_UINTTL usage


From: Juan Quintela
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/5] hw/pxa2xx_dma.c: drop VMSTATE_UINTTL usage
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:05:24 +0100
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Peter Maydell <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 22 February 2012 13:47, Juan Quintela <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Igor Mitsyanko <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Convert variables descr, src and dest from type target_phys_addr_t
>>> to uint32_t,
>>> use VMSTATE_UINT32 instead of VMSTATE_UINTTL for these variables.
>>> We can do it safely because:
>>> 1) pxa2xx has 32-bit physical address;
>>> 2) rest of the code in this file treats these variables as uint32_t;
>>> 3) we shouldn't have used VMSTATE_UINTTL in the first place because this 
>>> macro
>>> is for target_ulong type (which can be different from target_phys_addr_t).
>>
>> This is an incompatible change, we need to bump the version.
>
> Why? For the cases where this device is used, target_phys_addr_t is
> always 32 bits so we aren't changing anything, surely?

You are right, I had jsut forgot that this device is only used in ARM.

I stand corrected.

Later, Juan.



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