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From: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] [PATCH v4] ppc: Add CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE option to hide memory area that doesn't get "touched"
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:55:10 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200803270655.10577.sr@denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <47EB052B.8060408@acm.org>

On Thursday 27 March 2008, Larry Johnson wrote:
> > +- CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE (PPC only):
> > +		If CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE is defined in the board config header,
> > +		this specified memory area will get subtracted from the top
> > +		(end) of ram and won't get "touched" at all by U-Boot. By
> > +		fixing up gd->ram_size the Linux kernel should gets passed
> > +		the now "corrected" memory size and won't touch it either.
> > +		This should work for arch/ppc and arch/powerpc. Only Linux
> > +		board ports in arch/powerpc with bootwrapper support, that
> > +		recalculate the memory size from the SDRAM controller setup
> > +		will have to get fixed.
> >[...]
>
> Hi Stefan,
>
> I also have a nit to pick :-) .  It's not clear to me whether the clause
> in the last sentence is meant to be restrictive or non-restrictive.  If
> restrictive, I recommend removing the comma before the word "that".  If
> non-restrictive, I recommend replacing the word "that" with the word
> "which".

Thanks. Its sometimes helpful if native English speakers helps out here. I 
have to admit that I don't really get the difference of both versions you 
mention above. In this sentense I refer to Linux board ports which need 
*additional* fixes in Linux. I'll send the changed patch in a few minutes 
with this sentence:

"
Only Linux board
ports in arch/powerpc with bootwrapper support, which recalculate the
memory size from the SDRAM controller setup, will have to get fixed
in Linux additionally.
"

I hope its clear now.

Best regards,
Stefan

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-03-27  5:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-03-26  9:16 [U-Boot-Users] [PATCH v4] ppc: Add CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE option to hide memory area that doesn't get "touched" Stefan Roese
2008-03-26 22:33 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-03-27  6:12   ` Stefan Roese
2008-03-27  2:23 ` Larry Johnson
2008-03-27  2:28   ` Larry Johnson
2008-03-27  5:55   ` Stefan Roese [this message]
2008-03-27 18:34     ` Larry Johnson
2008-03-27 18:40       ` Jerry Van Baren
2008-03-27 22:05         ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-03-28 10:05       ` Stefan Roese
2008-03-28 14:54         ` Larry Johnson
2008-03-28 16:13 ` Kumar Gala
2008-03-28 16:40   ` Stefan Roese

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