linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] [WATCHDOG] [hpwdt] Set the mapped BIOS address space as executable

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Message-ID: <183C1D5A376DE343AA8F94FC2A1EC1493AA5CEE7AB@GVW1091EXB.americas.hpqcorp.net>
Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:05:06 +0000
From:	"Mingarelli, Thomas" <Thomas.Mingarelli@...com>
To:	Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"wim@...ana.be" <wim@...ana.be>,
	"stable@...nel.org" <stable@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] [WATCHDOG] [hpwdt] Set the mapped BIOS address space as
 executable

We have also verified that returning NOTIFY_OK from the hpwdt_pretimeout routine makes the KDUMP feature work correctly.

Bernhard pointed that out a week or so ago and we have since verified it.


Thanks,

Tom


-----Original Message-----
From: Bernhard Walle [mailto:bwalle@...e.de]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:32 PM
To: Andrew Morton
Cc: Mingarelli, Thomas; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; wim@...ana.be; stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [WATCHDOG] [hpwdt] Set the mapped BIOS address space as executable

* Andrew Morton [2008-11-18 14:30]:
>
> This is also needed in 2.6.27.x, yes?

Right. But I was waiting for feedback from the author since I'm really
not familiar with low level memory management and that driver. :(


Regards,
Bernhard
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