From: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
To: "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com>
Cc: torvalds@linux-foundation.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
hpa@zytor.com, ak@suse.de, adaplas@pol.net,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Could you please merge the x86_64 EFI boot support patchset?
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:46:53 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080123014653.6261020c.pj@sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1201073166.4945.41.camel@caritas-dev.intel.com>
Huang wrote:
> This patchset has been merged into Linux 2.6.24.
Excellent.
> Unfortunately, the new EFI support patches do not use EFI memory map for
> system boot up ... So, I think the resolution for your problem is the
> "struct setup_data" mechanism proposed by H. Peter Anvin.
So you're saying that the EFI in the kernel now still won't support more
than 128 or so chunks of memory in the boottime memory map, because it
still goes via the legacy E820h memory map code?
I'll have to study the code more and give it a try.
Are you optimistic that some variation of H. Peter Anvin's "struct
setup_data" mechanism will make it into 2.6.25 or thereabouts?
--
I won't rest till it's the best ...
Programmer, Linux Scalability
Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> 1.940.382.4214
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-01-23 7:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-12 1:45 Could you please merge the x86_64 EFI boot support patchset? Huang, Ying
2008-01-23 7:00 ` Paul Jackson
2008-01-23 7:26 ` Huang, Ying
2008-01-23 7:46 ` Paul Jackson [this message]
2008-01-23 8:07 ` Huang, Ying
2008-01-23 17:38 ` Paul Jackson
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