Re: [PATCH][RFC] mm: Introduce kernelcore=reliable option

[Dave Hansen]

On 10/09/2015 03:36 AM, Xishi Qiu wrote:
> I mean the mirrored region can not at the middle or end of the zone,
> BIOS should report the memory like this, 
> 
> e.g.
> BIOS
> node0: 0-4G mirrored, 4-8G mirrored, 8-16G non-mirrored
> node1: 16-24G mirrored, 24-32G non-mirrored
> 
> OS
> node0: DMA DMA32 are both mirrored, NORMAL(4-8G), MOVABLE(8-16G)
> node1: NORMAL(16-24G), MOVABLE(24-32G)

I understand if the mirrored regions are always at the start of the zone
today, but is that somehow guaranteed going forward on all future hardware?

I think it's important to at least consider what we would do if DMA32
turned out to be non-reliable.
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