linux-kernel - Re: x86: Add /sys/firmware/memmap

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:18:33 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, kexec@...ts.infradead.org, yhlu.kernel@...il.com,
	vgoyal@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: x86: Add /sys/firmware/memmap

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 01:12:53PM +0200, Bernhard Walle wrote:
> This patch series adds a new interface /sys/firmware/memmap to export
> the BIOS (Firmware) provided memory map via sysfs for usage with
> kexec.
> 
> While the first patch adds the generic interface, the second patch
> implements that interface for E820 on x86.
> 
> Change compared to previous commit:
> 
>  1. Comments from Greg KH.
>  2. Documentation.
> 
> The patch has been tested on i386 and x86_64 with success.
> 

Looks good, want me to take this through my tree (due to the firmware
core change)?  If so, can you get an ack on the x86 portion from the
respective people as well?

thanks,

greg k-h
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