# Re: \[PATCH V2\] mm/ioremap: Probe platform for p4d huge map support

- From: Andrew Morton \<akpm@linux-foundation.org\>
- Date: 2019-07-02 23:06:34 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2019/07/6493565
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-mm/2019/06/6493521/t.md

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On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:50:31 +0530 Anshuman Khandual [ref] wrote:

> Finishing up what the commit c2febafc67734a ("mm: convert generic code to
> 5-level paging") started out while levelling up P4D huge mapping support
> at par with PUD and PMD. A new arch call back arch_ioremap_p4d_supported()
> is being added which just maintains status quo (P4D huge map not supported)
> on x86, arm64 and powerpc.

Does this have any runtime effects?  If so, what are they and why?  If
not, what's the actual point?

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