Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add /sys/firmware/memmap

From: Bernhard Walle
Date: Thu Jun 26 2008 - 14:24:22 EST


* "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxxx> [2008-06-26 11:00]:
>
> Making this depend on KEXEC would be most unfortunate. This is valuable
> information for finding all kinds of issues even in the absence of KEXEC.
>
> I really don't see a point in making this configurable, except perhaps
> under CONFIG_EMBEDDED.

Now we have all opinions about how making that interface
configurable. Mikael, should an option under CONFIG_EMBEDDED be
acceptable for you?

Then I can repost the patch, Cc Greg KH and see if the sysfs structure
would be ok for him.



Bernhard
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