Re: [PATCH] x86: make sure wakeup code is below 1M -v2

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On 11/11/2009 11:14 PM, ykzhao wrote:
> 
> In this patch the find_e820_area is used in the
> acpi_reserve_wakeup_memory, which is called after initializing the
> bootmem allocator.
> Can we still use the find_e820_area after the bootmem allocator is
> initialized? 

Obviously not: the bootmem allocator now thinks it owns memory, and it
wouldn't know not to allocate something that is later claimed by
find_e820_area.  Problem.

> It seems that the bootmem bitmap is also found by using the
> find_e820_area. But we don't update the reserved_early array any more.
> Maybe we will get the overlap address with the bootmem bitmap for the
> wakeup code.

Not just the bitmap, but any bootmem allocation could conflict...

	-hpa
-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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