linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 23/25] [PATCH] paravirt hooks for arch initialization

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Date:	Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:08:35 -0300
From:	"Glauber de Oliveira Costa" <glommer@...il.com>
To:	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	"Jeremy Fitzhardinge" <jeremy@...p.org>, lguest@...abs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, chrisw@...s-sol.org,
	anthony@...emonkey.ws, Steven@...p2.linux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	"Glauber de Oliveira Costa" <gcosta@...hat.com>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: [PATCH 23/25] [PATCH] paravirt hooks for arch initialization

On 8/9/07, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> > What's the EBDA actually used for?  The only place which seems to use
> > ebda_addr is in the e820 code to avoid that area as RAM.
>
> It belongs to the firmware.

Wouldn't it be better, then, to just skip this step unconditionally if
we are running a paravirtualized guest? What do we from doing it?

-- 
Glauber de Oliveira Costa.
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