Re: [PATCH] mm: Move mem_init_print_info() into mm_init()

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Tue Mar 16 2021 - 17:17:22 EST


On 3/16/21 7:26 AM, Kefeng Wang wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> index 5430c81eefc9..aa8387aab9c1 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> @@ -1350,8 +1350,6 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
> kclist_add(&kcore_vsyscall, (void *)VSYSCALL_ADDR, PAGE_SIZE, KCORE_USER);
>
> preallocate_vmalloc_pages();
> -
> - mem_init_print_info(NULL);
> }

Ignoring any issues with the printk...

Looks harmless enough on x86. The 32-bit code has some cruft in
mem_init() after mem_init_print_info(), so this patch will change the
location of the mem_init_print_info(), but I think it's actually for the
better, since it will be pushed later in boot. As long as the x86
pieces stay the same:

Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>