Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] x86/mm: Adapt MODULES_END based on Fixmap section size

From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Fri Jan 20 2017 - 17:25:10 EST


On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This patch aligns MODULES_END to the beginning of the Fixmap section.
> It optimizes the space available for both sections. The address is
> pre-computed based on the number of pages required by the Fixmap
> section.
>
> It will allow GDT remapping in the Fixmap section. The current
> MODULES_END static address does not provide enough space for the kernel
> to support a large number of processors.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@xxxxxxxxxx>

Looks good to me.