linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86 boot: add E820_RESVD

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:28:27 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, andi@...stfloor.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86 boot: add E820_RESVD_KERN


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

> > OK. Because some E820 entries are available after 
> > parse_setup_data(), it is better to call reserve_setup_data() after 
> > calling parse_setup_data() if update_e820_range() is used instead of 
> > reserve_early().
> 
> please modify it and test on your platforms then submit to Ingo..

btw, a small suggestion: it is a bit easier on the maintainer side if 
you also send Acked-by lines in such cases (which can be picked up for 
the next iteration of these patches) - that way we can see which patches 
have been reviewed and acked by you and which ones are still under 
discussion.

	Ingo
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