linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] memblock, nobootmem: Add memblock_virt_alloc

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:17:35 -0800
From:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...aro.org>, Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
	Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@...com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] memblock, nobootmem: Add memblock_virt_alloc_low()

On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org> wrote:

> but looks like memblock_virt_alloc_low is not the same as alloc_bootmem_low yet.
>

The memblock_virt_alloc missed limit checking.

Please check attached patch.

Thanks

Yinghai

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