linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: fix bug which lowmem size is limited to 760MB

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Message-ID: <6035791.Tn8TYmTeXT@wuerfel>
Date:	Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:45:08 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Yongtaek Lee <ytk.lee@...sung.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: fix bug which lowmem size is limited to 760MB

On Monday 07 September 2015 11:34:36 Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> 
> That shifts the risk to user space though.  But if there is a regression 
> there, it will manifest itself on all systems and not only with some 
> particular hardware.

I'd consider that a good thing, as it makes it easier to test when
you see the same behavior on systems with any memory size.

	Arnd
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