Re: [PATCH] crash dump: don't delete non-E820_RAM during init

2012-11-04 Thread H. Peter Anvin
On 11/05/2012 03:57 AM, Zhang, Jun wrote: > Hello, Anvin > 1) use "memmap=exactmap", which remove all ranges include ram and non-ram > range. So my first patch reserve the non-ram range. > 2)don't use " memmap=exactmap ", so it reserve all ranges. But we only need > non-ram, so we need kernel to

RE: [PATCH] crash dump: don't delete non-E820_RAM during init

2012-11-04 Thread Zhang, Jun
ton; Fleming, Matt; Paul Gortmaker; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] crash dump: don't delete non-E820_RAM during init On 11/05/2012 02:37 AM, Zhang, Jun wrote: > Hello, Gortmaker > I will modify my subject. Thanks! > > Hello, Anvin > from our three options, I t

Re: [PATCH] crash dump: don't delete non-E820_RAM during init

2012-11-04 Thread H. Peter Anvin
On 11/05/2012 02:37 AM, Zhang, Jun wrote: > Hello, Gortmaker > I will modify my subject. Thanks! > > Hello, Anvin > from our three options, I think third option is better. But in 3) option, > there are two choose, 3.1) is like memmap=REMOVERAM, 3.2) is > memmap=CRASHKDUMP. > In 3.1) we maybe nee

RE: [PATCH] crash dump: don't delete non-E820_RAM during init

2012-11-04 Thread Zhang, Jun
Hello, Gortmaker I will modify my subject. Thanks! Hello, Anvin from our three options, I think third option is better. But in 3) option, there are two choose, 3.1) is like memmap=REMOVERAM, 3.2) is memmap=CRASHKDUMP. In 3.1) we maybe need ifdef/endif within the { } of the function (like exactma