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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/64: round memory hole size up to next PMD page.
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On 9/23/19 11:15 AM, Steve Wahl wrote:
> The kernel image map is created using PMD pages, which can include
> some extra space beyond what's actually needed. Round the size of the
> memory hole we search for up to the next PMD boundary, to be certain
> all of the space to be mapped is usable RAM and includes no reserved
> areas.

This looks good. It also fully closes any possibility that anyone's
future hardware will hit issues like this as long as they mark the
memory reserved, right?

Reviewed-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>

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