On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 09:35:15PM -0600, Steven Walter wrote:
> > + nr_pages = (ptr + len + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > + nr_pages -= ptr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>
> Isn't this the same as
> nr_pages = (len + PAGE_SIZE -1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
No.
> ? Or am I missing something?
Yes. Pointers may not be page aligned.
-ben
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