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SubjectRe: [PATCH -mm 0/4] x86_64 boot: Add linked listof struct setup_data to boot protocol
Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Huang, Ying <ying.huang@intel.com> wrote:
>
>>> could you try to do that nevertheless? We generally prefer feature
>>> patches after sensible unification has been done.
>> I try to port reserve_early() to i386 before. But it is said that the
>> reserve_early() should be replaced by e820 based early
>> reservation/allocation mechanism on i386 and x86_64. So I think I
>> should wait for it.
>
> correct, e820 space manipulations is how it should be done. Peter, any
> progress on that project?
>

It's not all that complex of a piece of code, but the testing is painful
(fortunately, I have some code which has been at least partially
validated already.)

I have been working on a nonkernel project this week
(http://syslinux.zytor.com/archives/2008-March/009723.html), but I'm
hoping to look at it next week.

-hpa


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