linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS: ralink: rt288x: select MIPS_AUTO_PFN

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Message-ID: <20210406131101.GH9505@alpha.franken.de>
Date:   Tue, 6 Apr 2021 15:11:01 +0200
From:   Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>
To:     Ilya Lipnitskiy <ilya.lipnitskiy@...il.com>
Cc:     John Crispin <john@...ozen.org>, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: ralink: rt288x: select MIPS_AUTO_PFN_OFFSET

On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 07:11:26PM -0700, Ilya Lipnitskiy wrote:
> RT288X systems may have a non-zero ramstart causing problems with memory
> reservations and boot hangs, as well as messages like:
>   Wasting 1048576 bytes for tracking 32768 unused pages
> 
> Both are alleviated by selecting MIPS_AUTO_PFN_OFFSET for such
> platforms.
> 
> Tested on a Belkin F5D8235 v1 RT2880 device.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mips/20180820233111.xww5232dxbuouf4n@pburton-laptop/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ilya Lipnitskiy <ilya.lipnitskiy@...il.com>
> Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
> ---
>  arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

applied to mips-next.

Thomas.

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