linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_32: trim memory by updating e820 v3

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Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:03:21 -0700
From:	"Yinghai Lu" <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
To:	"Mika Fischer" <mika.fischer@...pnet.de>
Cc:	"Gabriel C" <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Jesse Barnes" <jesse.barnes@...el.com>, balajirrao@...il.com,
	"Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_32: trim memory by updating e820 v3

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 3:07 AM, Mika Fischer <mika.fischer@...pnet.de> wrote:
> Gabriel C schrieb:
>
> > BTW I just saw , there is this warning now :
>  >
>  > [    0.305539] mtrr: your CPUs had inconsistent variable MTRR settings
>  > [    0.305546] mtrr: probably your BIOS does not setup all CPUs.
>  > [    0.305553] mtrr: corrected configuration.
>  >
>  > but everything seems to work fine.
>
>  Just, FYI, I got this warning too. I didn't get it before applying the patch.

that is normal. because APs will copy the changes of MTRR from BP.
could add some condition for the print out.

YH
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