Re: [PATCH] trim memory not covered by WB MTRRs

From: Jesse Barnes
Date: Mon Jun 25 2007 - 19:37:45 EST


On Monday, June 25, 2007 4:34:33 Andi Kleen wrote:
> > This patch fixes a bug in the last patch that caused the code to
> > run on non-Intel machines (AMD machines apparently don't need it
>
> Actually the problem can happen on AMD too, but the symptoms can
> be different and there can be more wrong than just the MTRRs.

I should have been more specific in the changelog. My understanding is
that AMD systems don't need it for memory above 4G, and since the code
doesn't handle holes (no test systems, nor any real reports that I've
seen), it's not that useful for finding problems below 4G. We can
always change that later if needed though.

Thanks,
Jesse
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