Re: [PATCH] export e820 table on x86

From: Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Date: Fri Nov 22 2002 - 03:00:17 EST


On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Dave Hansen wrote:
>
> BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009dc00 (usable)
> BIOS-e820: 000000000009dc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
> BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
> BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000003fff9380 (usable)
> BIOS-e820: 000000003fff9380 - 0000000040000000 (ACPI data)
> BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec01000 (reserved)
> BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
> BIOS-e820: 00000000fff80000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
>
> I added a " e820" onto the end of each of the cases in
> register_memory(). Where does the "00000000000e0000 -
> 0000000000100000 (reserved)" entry go?

The kernel removes all region claims in the 0xa0000 - 0x100000 area, since
there are broken bioses that claim there is good memory there even if
there isn't.

> I wonder if it is vital to the next boot...

Nope, the next boot would also just remove it..

                Linus

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