linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: fix MTRR code

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Message-ID: <p73ac2sd5jz.fsf@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	15 Nov 2006 17:43:12 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	"Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: fix MTRR code

"Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@...ell.com> writes:

> While after a previous submission (about one and a half year ago) I got
> told that the MTRR code is to be replaced by PAT use, this hasn't

Work is going on, patches exist, but do need more work and more
testing. I hope to put a subset (without new user interface) into -mm* for 
testing soon.

> happened. Hence I'd like to ask to reconsider this patch until PAT
> handling code shows up.

Added thanks.

Next time please only do one change / patch please.

I also got one reject in generic.c for

-       if (base + size < 0x100) {
+       if (base < 0x100) {

but I hope that's ok

-Andi

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