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From: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com,
	mingo@kernel.org, bp@alien8.de, hpa@zytor.com, dyoung@redhat.com,
	x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] x86/boot: Add xloadflags bits for 5-level kernel checking
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2019 09:40:53 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190406014053.GW7627@MiWiFi-R3L-srv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1904052220480.1802@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>

On 04/05/19 at 10:23pm, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Mar 2019, Baoquan He wrote:
> 
> > Add two bits XLF_5LEVEL and XLF_5LEVEL_ENABLED for 5-level kernel.
> > Bit XLF_5LEVEL indicates if 5-level related code is contained
> > in this kernel.
> > Bit XLF_5LEVEL_ENABLED indicates if CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL=y is set.
> > 
> > They are being used in later patch to check if kexec/kdump kernel
> > is loaded in right place.
> 
> Only XLF_5LEVEL is checked. So what's the second flag for?

I put the explanation why only XLF_5LEVEL is checked in cover letter.
Will add them in this log.

  reply	other threads:[~2019-04-06  1:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-03-12 10:30 [PATCH v3 0/3] Add restrictions for kexec/kdump jumping between 5-level and 4-level kernel Baoquan He
2019-03-12 10:30 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] x86/boot: Add xloadflags bits for 5-level kernel checking Baoquan He
2019-04-05 20:23   ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-04-06  1:40     ` Baoquan He [this message]
2019-03-12 10:30 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] x86/kexec/64: Error out if try to jump to old 4-level kernel from 5-level kernel Baoquan He
2019-04-05 20:38   ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-04-06  1:39     ` Baoquan He
2019-03-12 10:30 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] x86/kdump/64: Change the upper limit of crashkernel reservation Baoquan He
2019-04-04  2:20 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] Add restrictions for kexec/kdump jumping between 5-level and 4-level kernel Baoquan He
2019-04-06  1:43 ` Baoquan He

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