Re: [PATCH] do not count pages in holes with sparsemem

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On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:00:25 +0200, Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm suprised that sparsemem code doens't check for holes inside
> sections. I would feel really more confortable to use sparsemem if a
> check like the following patch exists. We could safely use pfn_valid()
> in _any_ cases and if holes exist inside sections then the user have
> to fix up its section sizes.
> 
> what do you think ?

I think holes inside a section is not illegal, just a bit ineffective.
So I feel your patch is too strict.

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Atsushi Nemoto


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