Re: [PATCHv7 02/14] mm: Add support for unaccepted memory

[Mike Rapoport]

On Thu, Sep 08, 2022 at 09:23:07AM -0700, Dionna Amalie Glaze wrote:
> >
> > Looks like the first access to the memory map fails, although I think
> > it's not in INIT_LIST_HEAD() but rather in init_page_count().
> >
> > I'd start with making sure that page_alloc::memmap_alloc() actually returns
> > accepted memory. If you build kernel with CONFIG_DEBUG_VM=y the memory map
> > will poisoned in this function, so my guess is it'd crash there.
> >
> 
> That's a wonderful hint, thank you! I did not run this test
> CONFIG_DEBUG_VM set, but you think it's possible it could still be
> here?

It depends on how you configured your kernel. Say, defconfig does not set
it.

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Sincerely yours,
Mike.