linux-kernel - Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC/PoC PATCH 1/3] i386: set initrd_max to 4G

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Date:   Sun, 11 Nov 2018 22:36:27 -0800
From:   "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Li Zhijian <zhijianx.li@...el.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Li Zhijian <lizhijian@...fujitsu.com>,
        Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@...aro.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        bp@...en8.de, mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        QEMU Developers <qemu-devel@...gnu.org>,
        Philip Li <philip.li@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC/PoC PATCH 1/3] i386: set initrd_max to 4G - 1
 to allow up to 4G initrd

On 11/11/18 10:19 PM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> I might be a bit dense early in the morning, but could you elaborate? 
> What do you mean by mapping all data areas?
> 

Heh. I need to pack for LPC and get some sleep before my flight lest I'll be
denser than depleted uranium; I'll write an explanation tomorrow.

	-hpa