[PATCH 5/12] i386 setup.c: Reserve kernel memory starting from _text

From: Vivek Goyal
Date: Tue Oct 03 2006 - 13:32:53 EST




Currently when we are reserving the memory the kernel text
resides in we start at __PHYSICAL_START which happens to be
correct but not very obvious. In addition when we start relocating
the kernel __PHYSICAL_START is the wrong value, as it is an
absolute symbol that does not get relocated.

By starting the reservation at __pa_symbol(_text)
the code is clearer and will be correct when relocated.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

arch/i386/kernel/setup.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/setup.c~i386-setup.c-Reserve-kernel-memory-starting-from-_text arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
--- linux-2.6.18-git17/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c~i386-setup.c-Reserve-kernel-memory-starting-from-_text 2006-10-02 13:17:58.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.18-git17-root/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c 2006-10-02 13:17:58.000000000 -0400
@@ -1119,8 +1119,8 @@ void __init setup_bootmem_allocator(void
* the (very unlikely) case of us accidentally initializing the
* bootmem allocator with an invalid RAM area.
*/
- reserve_bootmem(__PHYSICAL_START, (PFN_PHYS(min_low_pfn) +
- bootmap_size + PAGE_SIZE-1) - (__PHYSICAL_START));
+ reserve_bootmem(__pa_symbol(_text), (PFN_PHYS(min_low_pfn) +
+ bootmap_size + PAGE_SIZE-1) - __pa_symbol(_text));

/*
* reserve physical page 0 - it's a special BIOS page on many boxes,
_
-
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