Re: [PATCH 2.6.24] mm: BadRAM support for broken memory

[KOSAKI Motohiro]

> > some architecture use PG_reserved for treat bad memory.
> > Why do you want introduce new page flag?
> > for show_mem() improvement?
> 
> I'd like to get rid of PG_reserved at some point. So I'd
> rather not overload it with more meanings ;)

really?

as far as I know, IA64 already use PG_reserved for bad memory.
please see arch/ia64/kernel/mcs_drv.c#mca_page_isolate.

Doesn't it works on ia64 if your patch introduce?


- kosaki


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