linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86: fix e820_update

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Message-Id: <200806241455.33199.yhlu.kernel@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:55:32 -0700
From:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: fix e820_update_range size when overlapping


before that we relay on sanitize_e820_map to remove the overlap.

but e820_update_range(,,E820_RESERVED, E820_RAM) will not work

this patch fix that

who is going to use this?

Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
index 512f779..15b4393 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ u64 __init e820_update_range(u64 start, u64 size, unsigned old_type,
 		e820_add_region(final_start, final_end - final_start,
 					 new_type);
 		real_updated_size += final_end - final_start;
+
+		ei->size -= final_end - final_start;
+		if (ei->addr < final_start)
+			continue;
+		ei->addr = final_end;
 	}
 	return real_updated_size;
 }
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