linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Fix BIOS-e820 end address

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Message-ID: <46EAF652.9060405@goop.org>
Date:	Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:00:02 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	"Keshavamurthy, Anil S" <anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com>
CC:	akpm@...l.org, Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	suresh.b.siddha@...el.com
Subject: Re: [patch] Fix BIOS-e820 end address

Keshavamurthy, Anil S wrote:
> Subject: [patch] Fix BIOS-e820 end address
>
> --snip of boot message--
> BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
>  BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000a0000 (usable)
>  BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
>  BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000007fe8cc00 (usable)
> ----end snip---
>
> As you see from above the address 0000000000100000 is both
> shown as reserved and usable which is confusing.
>   

I think this is consistent with many other kernel interfaces (such as
/proc/X/maps) where the end address is taken to be exclusive: [0xf0000,
0x100000).

    J
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