Re: [PATCH v7 1/1] x86/PCI: Ignore E820 reservations for bridge windows on newer systems

Bjorn Helgaas
2022-05-19T14:49:35Z

On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 04:29:43PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 5/19/22 16:14, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 04:01:48PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> >
> >> Ok, I'll go and prepare a v9 and I will submit that later today.
> >
> > Would it be practical to split into three patches?
> >
> > 1) Add command-line args
> > 2) Add DMI quirks
> > 3) Add date check
> >
> > It seems easier to assimilate and document in smaller pieces, if
> > that's possible.
>
> Ack, will do. Note this will cause quite a bit of copy/paste
> in the commit msg to explain why these changes are necessary.

OK, if the repetition gets excessive I can squash them back
together. Hopefully the main explanation can go in the first patch,
the second can just mention the fact that these machines need the
exception, and the third can focus on the plan for the future.