Re: [PATCH - resend] Memory-Hotplug: Fix the bug on interface /dev/memfor 64-bit kernel(v1)

[Andi Kleen]

> Hmmm....could you rewrite /dev/mem to use kernel/resource.c other than
> modifing e820 maps. ?

Sorry but responding to bug fixes with "could you please rewrite ..."  is
not considered fair. Shaohui is just trying to fix a bug here, not redesigning
a subsystem.


> Two reasons.
>   - e820map is considerted to be stable, read-only after boot.
>   - We don't need to add more x86 special codes.

We need working memory hotadd.

-Andi


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