linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -mm 0/4] x86_64 boot: Add linked listof struct setup

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Date:	Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:09:25 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
Cc:	ying.huang@...el.com, hpa@...or.com, andi@...stfloor.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm 0/4] x86_64 boot: Add linked listof struct
	setup_data to boot protocol


* Paul Jackson <pj@....com> wrote:

> In the file arch/x86/boot/main.c, see the line:
> 
>     BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof boot_params != 4096);

oh well, indeed. I was hoping for some simple short-term solution as 
well that could go into 2.6.25.

( in case anyone knows about any other stupidly shortsighted limit we 
  have in arch/x86 that is not being worked on yet, please tell us 
  _before_ we hit it with real hardware ... )

	Ingo
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