Re: [patch] tip/x86_64: fix e820 merge issue which broke max_pfn_mapped

[Suresh Siddha]

On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 11:11:36AM -0700, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Yinghai Lu wrote:
> > try to reduce #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64/32, and make 32/64 at the same page.
> >
> > could be some regression from early_io_remap unifying from jeremy
> >
> > please check attached revert patch.
> 
> Could my patch "x86_64: there's no need to preallocate
> level1_fixmap_pgt" be a problem in itself?  It seems sound to me, but

Yep. Reverting it made my system with 2GB memory boot fine again.

> none of my other code has any functional dependency on it; it's really
> just cosmetic.

have you test booted it before making this cosmetic change? :)

thanks,
suresh
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