Re: [PATCH 2/3] e820_update_range(): Allow specifying ULLONG_MAX

[Bernhard Walle]

* Yinghai Lu [2008-06-24 13:21]:
>
> > it seems we should let the caller to use
> > e820_update_range(start, ULLONG_MAX - size,....)
> >
> > so you don't need to touch this func.
> 
> or add sanitary check before using size in this func like
> if (size > ULLONG_MAX - start)
>      size = ULLONG_MAX - start;
> 
> e820_remove_range need to the same thing

I like that. I think the complexity should be in the function, and not
in the caller's function.



Bernhard
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Bernhard Walle, SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Architecture Development
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