linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Construct 32 bit boot time page tables in native format.

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Message-ID: <20080122203611.GA12892@elte.hu>
Date:	Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:36:11 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk>,
	Mika Penttilä <mika.penttila@...umbus.fi>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Construct 32 bit boot time page tables in native
	format.


* H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> wrote:

>> Seems reasonable to me. I'll integrate your asm diff with the other 
>> changes and give it a whirl.
>
> This version boots into userspace on both PAE and !PAE.  You want to 
> take it from here?

ok, i'll wait for Ian to submit the final (tested) version then. A few 
possible complications are: PSE-less boxes, 32-bit PAGEALLOC bootups 
with tons of RAM, NX-less boxes and NX-able boxes :)

	Ingo
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