From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:04:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:04:59 -0500 Received: from carisma.slowglass.com ([195.224.96.167]:41738 "EHLO phoenix.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:04:58 -0500 Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:12:42 +0000 From: Christoph Hellwig To: Patricia Gaughen Cc: marcelo@conectiva.com.br, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] (1/2) i386 discontigmem support against 2.4.21pre1: paddr_to_pfn Message-ID: <20021212001242.A10910@infradead.org> Mail-Followup-To: Christoph Hellwig , Patricia Gaughen , marcelo@conectiva.com.br, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200212112335.gBBNZpu04590@w-gaughen.beaverton.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <200212112335.gBBNZpu04590@w-gaughen.beaverton.ibm.com>; from gone@us.ibm.com on Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 03:35:51PM -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 03:35:51PM -0800, Patricia Gaughen wrote: > It changes all references of node_start_paddr and zone_start_paddr > to node_start_pfn and zone_start_pfn. This change is required to > support PAE for i386 discontigmem. It allows a starting address > for a node or zone to be greater than 4GB. A version of this patch > is in the 2.4 aa tree and has also been accepted into the v2.5 tree > starting with 2.5.34. > > I've tested this patch on the following configurations: UP, SMP, SMP PAE, > multiquad, multiquad PAE, multiquad DISCONTIGMEM, multiquad DISCONTIGMEM PAE. > > Any and all feedback regarding this patch is greatly appreciated. The patch looks cool. If it was inline in the mail instead of beeing a mime-attachment everyone could even see that easily 8)