linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH 0/5] consolidate "System RAM" resources setup

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Message-ID: <20210601134429.GY30436@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date:   Tue, 1 Jun 2021 14:44:29 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH 0/5] consolidate "System RAM" resources setup

On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 03:29:54PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> * arm has "System RAM (boot alias)" that do not seem useful for any other
>   architecture

This is VERY important for kexec and must _not_ be removed, since you
will be causing a userspace regression by doing so.

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