linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] allow arch specific function for allocating gigantic pages

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Date:	Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:49:39 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Jon Tollefson <kniht@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Adam Litke <agl@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, npiggin@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] allow arch specific function for allocating gigantic pages


Haven't reviewed it in detail, just noticed something.

> @@ -614,6 +610,7 @@ static int __init hugetlb_init(void)
>  {
>  	if (HPAGE_SHIFT == 0)
>  		return 0;
> +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&huge_boot_pages);
>  	return hugetlb_init_hstate(&global_hstate);

I don't think adding the INIT_LIST_HEAD here is correct. There can
be huge pages added by the __setup handlers before hugetlb_init

-Andi
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