linux-kernel - AW: [PATCH] mips: fix HIGHMEM initialization

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Message-ID: <010f01dc7a53$1906e9f0$4b14bdd0$@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:43:41 +0100
From: <markus.stockhausen@....de>
To: "'Mike Rapoport'" <rppt@...nel.org>,
	"'Thomas Bogendoerfer'" <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>
Cc: "'Andrew Morton'" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"'Chris Packham'" <Chris.Packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz>,
	"'Thomas Gleixner'" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	<hauke@...ke-m.de>,
	<jelonek.jonas@...il.com>,
	<linux-mips@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: AW: [PATCH] mips: fix HIGHMEM initialization

Hi Mike, 

> Von: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org> 
> Betreff: [PATCH] mips: fix HIGHMEM initialization
>
> Commit 6faea3422e3b ("arch, mm: streamline HIGHMEM freeing") overzealously
> removed mem_init_free_highmem() function that beside freeing high memory
> pages checked for CPU support for high memory as a prerequisite.

Ah, that gives a little insight to the issue.

Thanks for the patch.

Markus