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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/page.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/page.h
index 36da89e2c853..533e5a0c6ba5 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/page.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/page.h
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ typedef unsigned long pgprot_t;
typedef pte_t * pgtable_t;
+/*
+ * Use virt_to_pfn with caution:
+ * If used in pte or paddr related macros, it could cause truncation
+ * in PAE40 builds
+ * As a rule of thumb, only use it in helpers starting with virt_
+ * You have been warned !
+ */
#define virt_to_pfn(kaddr) (__pa(kaddr) >> PAGE_SHIFT)
#define ARCH_PFN_OFFSET virt_to_pfn(CONFIG_LINUX_LINK_BASE)
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ typedef pte_t * pgtable_t;
* virt here means link-address/program-address as embedded in object code.
* And for ARC, link-addr = physical address
*/
-#define __pa(vaddr) ((unsigned long)vaddr)
+#define __pa(vaddr) ((unsigned long)(vaddr))
#define __va(paddr) ((void *)((unsigned long)(paddr)))
#define virt_to_page(kaddr) \