linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [7/8] Implement true end_pfn

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Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:25:39 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
cc:	ying.huang@...el.com, mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [7/8] Implement true end_pfn_mapped for 32bit

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
> > >  #define max_pfn_mapped		end_pfn_map
> > >  #else
> > >  #include <asm/page_32.h>
> > > -#define max_pfn_mapped		max_low_pfn
> > > +#define max_pfn_mapped		end_pfn_map
> > 
> > We can nuke either max_pfn_mapped or end_pfn_map completely. I don't
> > care about which one, but keeping both makes no sense at all.
> 
> I didn't want to bundle such a clean up into the bug fix
> because my experience is that you usually reject that categorically.

True, but I apply two separate patches.

> I can send the removal of max_pfn_mapped as a follow up patch
> if you apply this one.

Too late. It was so obvious that it screamed to be fixed. I applied
the inital patch already and cleaned it up myself. :)

Thanks,

	tglx
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