linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH - resend] Memory-Hotplug: Fix the bug on interface /dev/mem for 64-bit kernel(v1)

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Message-ID: <4B4BD281.4080009@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:38:09 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	"Zheng, Shaohui" <shaohui.zheng@...el.com>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"y-goto@...fujitsu.com" <y-goto@...fujitsu.com>,
	Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH - resend] Memory-Hotplug: Fix the bug on interface /dev/mem
 for 64-bit kernel(v1)


> Hmmm....could you rewrite /dev/mem to use kernel/resource.c other than
> modifing e820 maps. ?

Sorry but responding to bug fixes with "could you please rewrite ..."  is
not considered fair. Shaohui is just trying to fix a bug here, not redesigning
a subsystem.


> Two reasons.
>   - e820map is considerted to be stable, read-only after boot.
>   - We don't need to add more x86 special codes.

We need working memory hotadd.

-Andi


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