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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:40:37 -0700
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc: Steve Wahl <steve.wahl@....com>, Dave Hansen
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mm/ident_map: Use full gbpages in identity maps
except on UV platform.
On 3/22/24 10:31, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> I'd much rather add synthetic entries to the memory maps that have this
>> information than hack around it by assuming that things are within a
>> gigabyte.
> So this change is a partial revert of a change that broke kexec in
> existing configurations. To fix a regression that breaks kexec.
Let's back up for a second:
* Mapping extra memory on UV systems causes halts[1]
* Mapping extra memory on UV systems breaks kexec (this thread)
So we're in a pickle. I understand your concern for kexec. But I'm
concerned that fixing the kexec problem will re-expose us to the [1]
problem.
Steve, can you explain a bit why this patch doesn't re-expose the kernel
to the [1] bug?
1. https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240126164841.170866-1-steve.wahl@hpe.com/
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