Re: [patch] x86, pat: fix reserve_memtype() for legacy 1MB range

[Pavel Machek]

On Fri 2009-01-09 14:48:04, Suresh Siddha wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 02:39:31PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Suresh Siddha wrote:
> > >
> > > Here X is trying to map first 8KB of memory using /dev/mem. Existing
> > > code treats first 0-4KB of memory as non-RAM and 4KB-8KB as RAM. Recent
> > > code changes don't allow to map memory with different attributes
> > > at the same time.
> > >
> > 
> > Why was 0-4 KB marked as non-RAM?  It is most definitely RAM, and should
> > be WB.
> 
> While in reality it is RAM, we have CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM which doesn't allow
> apps to map RAM pages using /dev/mem. And to allow app's to map the
> legacy 0-4KB bios data page, we consider it as non-RAM.

Fix config_strict_devmem? Ram is ram, and we should not li for
strict_devmem benefit...

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