linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] x86/early-quirks: Extend Intel graphics stolen memory placement to 64bit

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Date:   Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:38:45 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@...el.com>
Cc:     intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ville Syrjälä 
        <ville.syrjala@...ux.intel.com>,
        Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>,
        Paulo Zanoni <paulo.r.zanoni@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] x86/early-quirks: Extend Intel graphics stolen
 memory placement to 64bit


* Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@...el.com> wrote:

> From: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> To give upcoming SKU BIOSes more flexibility in placing the Intel
> graphics stolen memory, make all variables storing the placement or size
> compatible with full 64 bit range. Also by exporting the stolen region
> as a resource, we can then nuke the duplicated stolen discovery in i915.

I'd suggest splitting this into two parts: the first one does the resource_size_t 
extension, the second one the other change.

Thanks,

	Ingo