linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] Limit E820 map when a user-defined memory map is specified

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Message-ID: <20080625213955.0da0fa9a@kopernikus.site>
Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:39:55 +0200
From:	Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>
To:	"Yinghai Lu" <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, vgoyal@...hat.com,
	kexec@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Limit E820 map when a user-defined memory map is
 specified

* "Yinghai Lu" <yhlu.kernel@...il.com> [2008-06-25 09:58]:
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de> wrote:
> >> only this one is needed now. but please change ULLONG_MAX to
> >> ULLONG_MAX - mem_size
> >
> > Why can't we add that check at the beginning of e820_update_range() as
> > you suggested?
> that patch about fixing e820_update_rang is in tip/setup-memory.
> 
> so the one is supposed to be ok, but it is good to keep good input
> parameter too.

Okay, thanks for review and comments. Patch sent.



Bernhard
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Bernhard Walle, SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Architecture Development
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