Re: [RFC] FDT fix for 64 bit platforms

On 10/14/11 14:10, Jayachandran C. wrote:
> I'm planning commit this -CURRENT if there an no objections.
>
> In the current implementation, phandle is used to store a pointer to
> the location inside the device tree.  Since phandle_t is u32, this
> will not work on 64 bit platforms. With this fix, the phandle is the
> offset from the start of device tree pointer 'fdtp', which will be 32
> bit.
>
> Review or testing from device tree users will be welcome.
>
> JC.

Why not use offsets into the FDT rather than full pointers? I believe 
having phandles greater than 32 bits violates the FDT spec, and 
declaring that the FDT can't itself be larger than 4 GB seems reasonable.
-Nathan