Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6:
  [IA64] fix show_mem for VIRTUAL_MEM_MAP+FLATMEM
  [IA64] align high endpoint of VIRTUAL_MEM_MAP
  [PATCH] Fix RAID5 + IA64 compile
  [IA64] Don't alloc empty frame in ia64_switch_mode_phys
  [IA64] Do not assume output registers be reservered.
  [IA64] add platform check to snsc driver init
  [IA64] sparse cleanups
  [IA64] Fix breakage in simscsi.c
  [IA64] Format /proc/pal/*/version_info correctly

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/pal.h b/include/asm-ia64/pal.h
index 37e52a2836b0..20a8d618c845 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/pal.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/pal.h
@@ -1433,7 +1433,12 @@ typedef union  pal_version_u {
 } pal_version_u_t;
 
 
-/* Return PAL version information */
+/*
+ * Return PAL version information.  While the documentation states that
+ * PAL_VERSION can be called in either physical or virtual mode, some
+ * implementations only allow physical calls.  We don't call it very often,
+ * so the overhead isn't worth eliminating.
+ */
 static inline s64
 ia64_pal_version (pal_version_u_t *pal_min_version, pal_version_u_t *pal_cur_version)
 {