Re: [RCF] Linux memory error handling

[Russell King]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 04:26:13PM +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, Russ Anderson wrote:
> > 	Memory DIMM information & settings:
> > 
> > 	    Use a /proc/dimm_info interface to pass DIMM information to Linux.
> > 	    Hardware vendors could add their hardware specific settings.
> 
>  I'd recommend a more generic name rather than "dimm_info" if that is to 
> be reused universally.

Agree.

I'd also suggest that there be some method to tell the kernel from
architecture code about this "dimm_info" stuff - many embedded
platforms already know their memory organisation.

BTW, Russ, could we have a better description of what information is
intended to be supplied?

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
 maintainer of:  2.6 Serial core
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