On 30.04.20 13:23, Dave Hansen wrote: > On 4/30/20 3:29 AM, David Hildenbrand wrote: >> Currently, when adding memory, we create entries in /sys/firmware/memmap/ >> as "System RAM". This does not reflect the reality and will lead to >> kexec-tools to add that memory to the fixed-up initial memmap for a >> kexec kernel (loaded via kexec_load()). The memory will be considered >> initial System RAM by the kexec kernel. >> >> We should let the kexec kernel decide how to use that memory - just as >> we do during an ordinary reboot. > ... >> - rc = add_memory(numa_node, new_res->start, resource_size(new_res), 0); >> + rc = add_memory(numa_node, new_res->start, resource_size(new_res), >> + MHP_NO_FIRMWARE_MEMMAP); > > Looks fine. But, if you send another revision, could you add a comment > about the actual goal of MHP_NO_FIRMWARE_MEMMAP? Maybe: > > /* > * MHP_NO_FIRMWARE_MEMMAP ensures that future > * kexec'd kernels will not treat this as RAM. > */ > > Not a biggie, though.
Sure, maybe Andrew can fixup when applying (if no resend is necessary). Thanks Dave! > > Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.han...@linux.intel.com> > -- Thanks, David / dhildenb
