Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:02:35 +0100 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86: add support for the non-standard protected e820 type |
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 07:47:26PM +0000, Elliott, Robert (Server Storage) wrote: > If this goes into the kernel, I think someone should request that the > ACPI specification mark the value 12 as permanently tainted. Otherwise > they could assign it to some new meaning that conflicts with all > of this.
I think reusing it now would create huge problems, but I have no idea to how to even talk to the people writing the ACPI spec.
> It can be confusing that E820h type values differ from UEFI > memory map type values, so it might be worth emphasizing that is > an E820h type value. > > Showing hex alongside would also clarify that it is indeed a > decimal 12. > > Suggestion: "e820 type 12 (0xc)"
I've fixed this as well as the various typos.
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