linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] sparc32: split ramdisk detection and reservation to a helper function

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Message-ID: <20180806130902.GB23652@ravnborg.org>
Date:   Mon, 6 Aug 2018 15:09:02 +0200
From:   Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] sparc32: split ramdisk detection and reservation
 to a helper function

On Mon, Aug 06, 2018 at 01:52:35PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> The detection and reservation of ramdisk memory were separated to allow
> bootmem bitmap initialization after the ramdisk boundaries are detected.
> Since the bootmem initialization is removed, the reservation of ramdisk
> memory is done immediately after its boundaries are found.
> 
> Split the entire block into a separate helper function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Suggested-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>