Re: [PATCH v4] powerpc: change rheap functions to use ulongs instead of pointers

2007-05-09 Thread Kumar Gala
On Tue, 8 May 2007, Timur Tabi wrote: > The rheap allocation functions return a pointer, but the actual value is based > on how the heap was initialized, and so it can be anything, e.g. an offset > into a buffer. A ulong is a better representation of the value returned by > the allocation functio

[PATCH v4] powerpc: change rheap functions to use ulongs instead of pointers

2007-05-08 Thread Timur Tabi
The rheap allocation functions return a pointer, but the actual value is based on how the heap was initialized, and so it can be anything, e.g. an offset into a buffer. A ulong is a better representation of the value returned by the allocation functions. This patch changes all of the relevant rhe