linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v23 00/49] Use memblock with x86

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Date:	Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:42:39 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v23 00/49] Use memblock with x86


* Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org> wrote:

> New memblock could be used to replace early_res in x86.
> 
> Suggested by: David, Ben, and Thomas

>  113 files changed, 2110 insertions(+), 2217 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/memblock.h
>  delete mode 100644 kernel/early_res.c
>  delete mode 100644 lib/lmb.c
>  create mode 100644 mm/memblock.c

Ok, this finally looks like a basis we could start productizing.

If anyone has any fundamental, structural, design level [or naming] 
objection/feedback, which should be addressed before we start cutting
a tree for this and start fixing bugs and move this towards an
append-only workflow, please speak up.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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