linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7 of 13] Make __FIXADDR_TOP variable to allow it to make space for a hypervisor

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Date:	Tue, 1 Aug 2006 02:03:30 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...source.com>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Christian Limpach <Christian.Limpach@...cam.ac.uk>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...e.de>,
	Hollis Blanchard <hollisb@...ibm.com>,
	Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@...source.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7 of 13] Make __FIXADDR_TOP variable to allow it to make space for a hypervisor

* Jeremy Fitzhardinge (jeremy@...source.com) wrote:
> -#define MAXMEM			(-__PAGE_OFFSET-__VMALLOC_RESERVE)
> +#define MAXMEM			(__FIXADDR_TOP-__PAGE_OFFSET-__VMALLOC_RESERVE)

In the native case we lose one page of lowmem now.

thanks,
-chris
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