Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: Limit 2/4M size calculation to x86_32

2012-09-07 Thread Stefan Bader
On 31.08.2012 18:41, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > I'm not saying we shouldn't patch the regression, but this house of cards > *needs* to be replaced with something robust and correct by construction. Could that patch then get applied? Though I got some feedback, that the description might be not really

Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: Limit 2/4M size calculation to x86_32

2012-08-31 Thread Stefan Bader
On 08/31/2012 09:41 AM, H. Peter Anvin wrote: I'm not saying we shouldn't patch the regression, but this house of cards *needs* to be replaced with something robust and correct by construction. Then I did misunderstand/-interpret you about the former part and we actually are agreeing on the wh

Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: Limit 2/4M size calculation to x86_32

2012-08-31 Thread H. Peter Anvin
> >From 1d5cc3971716a039c91abc18cb6f9bcbe5dde490 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >From: Stefan Bader >Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:16:33 +0200 >Subject: [PATCH] x86/mm: Limit 2/4M size calculation to x86_32 > >commit 722bc6b (x86/mm: Fix the size calculation of mapping tables) >did mod

[PATCH] x86/mm: Limit 2/4M size calculation to x86_32

2012-08-31 Thread Stefan Bader
nsidered. -Stefan >From 1d5cc3971716a039c91abc18cb6f9bcbe5dde490 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Bader Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:16:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] x86/mm: Limit 2/4M size calculation to x86_32 commit 722bc6b (x86/mm: Fix the size calculation of mapping tables) did modify the extra space calculation for mapp