linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86 boot: early_res_to

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:43:40 -0700
From:	"Yinghai Lu" <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
To:	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, andi@...stfloor.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86 boot: early_res_to_e820

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Huang, Ying <ying.huang@...el.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 00:29 -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> [...]
>> >
>> > For example, if EFI memory map is allocated in highmem area by
>> > boot-loader, it need to be reserved in kernel. But on i386, bootmem can
>> > only reserve memory area below max_low_pfn. So I think this is needed.
>> >
>> > In general, I think it is needed to provide a reservation mechanism for
>> > highmem area on i386. Because some memory area from BIOS or boot-loader
>> > may in highmem area.
>>
>> I mean call reserve_setup_data right after finish_e820_parsing,  and
>> it could call e820_update_range directly.
>
> e820_update_range() can only be used after finish_e820_parsing()?

you could call that just after setup_memory_map

>
> parse_setup_data() should be called before parse_early_param() to let
> early_param override settings in setup_data. Which is before
> finish_e820_parsing(). It seems a little wired to use the data before
> reserve it.

that is ok, because no one use find_e820_area yet and e820 is a static
array. so it is safe.

>
> And this means find_e820_area() should not be called before
> e820_update_range()?

Yes.. no one use it....first user is supposed for bootmap?

YH
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