On Fri, 2009-07-17 at 08:36 +0200, Benjamin Krill wrote: > >> the rtas instantiation (prom_init.c) doesn't work correctly if the > >> kernel parameter "mem=" is used. The current code doesn't evaluate > >> the kernel parameter which causes the issue that alloc_down > >> allocates somewhere in the "real" memory space. So it can > >> happen that the allocation space is above "mem=". > >> > >> Commit 2babf5c2ec2f2d5de3e38d20f7df7fd815fd10c9 removes the > >> evaluation of "mem=". > > > >Ah yes, we don't constraint prom_init.c to mem=, only the kernel > > Is that with intent? Or should I provide a patch to include it again?
Well I suppose it makes sense to include it again, not sure about that, there's potentially a similar issue with TCE tables. I understand what you are trying to do (though I told you I don't think it's the right approach ;-) but heh... send a patch we'll see what it looks like. Cheers, Ben. _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
