linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86-64: improve e820_search

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Message-ID: <4A07155A.8030601@zytor.com>
Date:	Sun, 10 May 2009 10:56:42 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86-64: improve e820_search_gap()

Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> Well right now we ignore ACPI/PNP data, sometimes ignore PCI data 
> and only look in e820 and sometimes only use PCI/e820 and sometimes
> only use SRAT (or at least it was like this at some point)
> 

That *is* a conflict resolution policy.  Quite probably an accidental one.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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