linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86, efi: Delete efi_ioremap() and fix CONFIG_X86

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Date:	Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:27:46 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
CC:	matt.fleming@...el.com, mingo@...hat.com, mjg@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keithp@...thp.com,
	rui.zhang@...el.com, huang.ying.caritas@...il.com,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86, efi: Delete efi_ioremap() and fix CONFIG_X86_32
 oops

On 02/23/2012 08:47 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>
>> please check attach patch for tip/efi branch.
> 
> That doesn't do anything like what I noted above.
> 
> We should get rid of dependencies on legacy PC memory layouts, not add
> more hacks.  What is so hard about "when we create the initial mappings,
> only create for RAM/ACPI/EFI regions" (if we even need to do so for
> ACPI, I think ACPI might use ioremap() already)?
> 

Hi Yinghai,

Can you please answer my question?

	-hpa

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