linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add initcall_blacklist kernel parameter [v4]

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Message-ID: <20140414224042.GG22728@two.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:40:42 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add initcall_blacklist kernel parameter [v4]

> Let's not leak all those blacklist entries when we're finished?

It's difficult, because you cannot free bootmem after bootmem is
finished.

For the rare debug case some leaking should be acceptable.

-Andi

-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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