linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add /sys/firmware/memmap

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:23:58 +0200
From:	Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>
To:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>, Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kexec@...ts.infradead.org, yhlu.kernel@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add /sys/firmware/memmap

* "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org> [2008-06-26 11:00]:
> 
> Making this depend on KEXEC would be most unfortunate.  This is valuable 
> information for finding all kinds of issues even in the absence of KEXEC.
> 
> I really don't see a point in making this configurable, except perhaps 
> under CONFIG_EMBEDDED.

Now we have all opinions about how making that interface
configurable. Mikael, should an option under CONFIG_EMBEDDED be
acceptable for you?

Then I can repost the patch, Cc Greg KH and see if the sysfs structure
would be ok for him.



Bernhard
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Bernhard Walle, SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Architecture Development
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