# \[PATCH -V4 05/12\] arch/powerpc: Make KERN\_VIRT\_SIZE not dependend on PGTABLE\_RANGE

- From: Aneesh Kumar K.V \<hidden\>
- Date: 2012-07-25 12:58:31 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2012/07/9470459
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2012/07/9470456/t.md

```text
From: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <redacted>

As we keep increasing PGTABLE_RANGE we need not increase the virual
map area for kernel.

Reviewed-by: Paul Mackerras <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <redacted>
---
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h
index c420561..8af1cf2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #else
 #define KERN_VIRT_START ASM_CONST(0xD000000000000000)
 #endif
-#define KERN_VIRT_SIZE	PGTABLE_RANGE
+#define KERN_VIRT_SIZE	ASM_CONST(0x0000100000000000)
 
 /*
  * The vmalloc space starts at the beginning of that region, and
-- 
1.7.10
```