linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: fix init_memory

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Message-ID: <20080628063500.GA15710@elte.hu>
Date:	Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:35:00 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: fix init_memory_mapping over boundary v2


* Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com> wrote:

> some end boundary is only page alignment, instead of 2M alignment, so 
> call ker_phycial_mapping_init three times. then don't overmap above 
> the max_low_pfn

applied to tip/x86/unify-setup, thanks Yinghai.

> v2: make init_memory_mapping more solid: start could be any value 
> other than 0

very good idea!

	Ingo
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