linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] use realmode code to reserve end-of-conventional-memory to 1MB

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Date:	Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:02:24 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	Mark McLoughlin <markmc@...hat.com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...lshack.com>,
	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...tmail.fm>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] use realmode code to reserve end-of-conventional-memory
 to 1MB

Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> I think it was a side effect of all the early_ioremap work, which 
>> changed the order in which things happened at boot time.
>>     
>
> which commits do you mean in particular?

Good question.  It might have been cpa as well.  I'd have to look 
through to confirm the theory, but I think Xen got broken for other 
reasons around there, so simple bisect wouldn't be enough to identify 
the problem.

    J
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