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

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.20.1509071148152.22877@knanqh.ubzr>
Date:	Mon, 7 Sep 2015 11:49:05 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.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 Mon, 7 Sep 2015, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> 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.

Sure, that was my point, although I admitedly didn't say it clearly.


Nicolas
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