Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Fix initial lmb add region with a non-zero base

From: Jon Loeliger
Date: Wed Feb 13 2008 - 10:00:34 EST


So, like, the other day Kumar Gala mumbled:
> If we add to an empty lmb region with a non-zero base we will not coalesce
> the number of regions done to one. This causes problems on ppc32 for the

s/done/down

> memory region as its assumed to only have one region.
>
> We can fix this be easily specially casing the initial add to just replace
> the dummy region.
>
> ---
>
> Posting this since Dave's looking a pulling the lmb code out into lib/ and
> sharing it between powerpc and sparc.

Did you want to S-o-b: this patch? Or was this just informational?

Thanks,
jdl
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