linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Extend test_and_set_bit() test_and_clean_bit() to 64 bits in X86

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Message-ID: <4A0AF2DA.2020404@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 13 May 2009 09:18:34 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Sheng Yang <sheng@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Extend test_and_set_bit() test_and_clean_bit() to
 64 bits in X86_64

Sheng Yang wrote:
> This fix 44/45 bit width memory can't boot up issue. The reason is
> free_bootmem_node()->mark_bootmem_node()->__free() use test_and_clean_bit() to
> clean node_bootmem_map, but for 44bits width address, the idx set bit 31 (43 -
> 12), which consider as a nagetive value for bts.
> 
> This patch applied to tip/mm.

Hi Sheng,

Could you try the attached patch instead?

	-hpa

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


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