Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v2 3/7] lib/asm: Add definitions of memory areas

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On 06/11/20 13:58, Claudio Imbrenda wrote:
x86 if anything could use a 36-bit area; the 24-bit one is out of
scope for what kvm-unit-tests does.
sure... I went with what I remembered about the x86 architecture, but
I'm not an expert

my patch was meant to be some "sensible defaults" that people with
more knowledge should override anyway:)

Yep, got it. Though, "why are 24-bit addresses special" (for ISA DMA that is only used by floppies and SoundBlaster cards) is actually way more for experts than "why are 36-bit addresses special" at this point in time!

Paolo




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