linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Find correct 64 bit ramdisk address for microcode early update

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Message-ID: <53AE0519.8050909@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:58:17 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Find correct 64 bit ramdisk address for microcode
 early update

On 06/10/2014 10:04 PM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> When using kexec with 64bit kernel, bzImage and ramdisk could be
> loaded above 4G. We need this to get correct ramdisk adress.
> 
> Make get_ramdisk_image() global and use it for early microcode updating.
> Also make it to take boot_params pointer for different usage.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>

Please update your patch description to explain what "different usage"
you have in mind here.

	-hpa

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