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Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/28] i386: map enough initial memory to create lowmem
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H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> It would be *trivial* to make a certain number of page table slots
> available at the end of the head.S-generated map. 

Or you could use a fixmap.

    J