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SubjectRe: [RFC][x86_64] Introducing the memmap= kernel command line option
Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2005 at 11:43:55AM +0530, Hariprasad Nellitheertha wrote:
>
>>Hi Andi,
>>
>>In order to port kdump to x86_64, we need to have the
>>memmap= kernel command line option available. This is so
>>that the dump-capture kernel can be booted with a custom
>>memory map.
>>
>>The attached patch adds the memmap= functionality to the
>>x86_64 kernel. It is against 2.6.12-rc2-mm3. I have done
>>some amount of testing and it is working fine.
>>
>>Could you kindly review this patch and let me know your
>>thoughts on it.
>
>
> You should add a __setup somewhere, otherwise the kernel
> will complain about unknown arguments or generate a memmap
> variable in inits environment.

Sure. Will add that.

>
> Comma parsing would be nice.

Will add this for i386 as well and send out another patch

>
> Otherwise it looks ok.

Thanks!

- Hari

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