Re: [PATCH -mm 0/4] x86_64 boot: Add linked listof structsetup_data to boot protocol

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Thu Mar 27 2008 - 05:48:28 EST



* Huang, Ying <ying.huang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > could you try to do that nevertheless? We generally prefer feature
> > patches after sensible unification has been done.
>
> I try to port reserve_early() to i386 before. But it is said that the
> reserve_early() should be replaced by e820 based early
> reservation/allocation mechanism on i386 and x86_64. So I think I
> should wait for it.

correct, e820 space manipulations is how it should be done. Peter, any
progress on that project?

Ingo
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