linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] x86: bootmem broken on SGI UV

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Message-ID: <20101010104129.GB30271@elte.hu>
Date:	Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:41:29 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Robin Holt <holt@....com>
Cc:	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <h.peter.anvin@...el.com>,
	Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] x86: bootmem broken on SGI UV


* Robin Holt <holt@....com> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 07:59:45AM -0500, Russ Anderson wrote:
> > Yes, Yinghai's patch fixes the problem.
> > Thank you very much.
> 
> Will this be included in 2.6.36?  It is needed for boot in order for UV
> systems to boot.

-tip uses memblock APIs. If this happens with vanilla -git as well then 
we need a bootmem backport for the fix.

	Ingo
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