Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86, crash: Allocate enough low-mem when crashkernel=high

[Borislav Petkov]

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 01:11:42PM +0100, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> Well, there is no easy way. But we could collect information from the
> loaded drivers on boot about how many dma-memory they allocate and base
> our allocation on that.

That sounds like a nifty idea to me.

> Or we solve it in user-space by some more cleverness in creating the
> kernel command-line for crashkernel=high.

I'd say, we should try to do as much as possible automatically.

> But besides that, I think the first two patches of this set make sense
> anyway. I understand that the third one is debatable.

Right, but since they fix a real problem, maybe we should take them now
until a better fix is done? Yes, no?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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