Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:36:58 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH -mm 0/4] x86_64 boot: Add linked listof struct setup_data to boot protocol |
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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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