Re: [Patch 0/8] V3 Implement crashkernel=auto

[Amerigo Wang]

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Bernhard Walle <bernhard.walle@xxxxxx> writes:
>
>   
> > * Amerigo Wang <amwang@xxxxxxxxxx> [2009-08-13 10:19]:
> >     
> > > Sure.
> > >
> > > But if we disable CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE, that means
> > > crashkernel=auto will be invalid, this is the same as it is now.
> > >       
> > Ok, but since 'crashkernel=auto' is not used today, nobody has
> > 'crashkernel=auto' in the bootloader configuration. So I don't see any
> > practial advantage of that config option.
> >
> > Eric, what's your opinion on that, do we need a config option
> > CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE or could we just implement that feature
> > unconditionally (if CONFIG_KEXEC is enabled, of course).
> >     
>
> The only reason I can see the option going away would be
> a dependency on CONFIG_HOTPLUG_MEM.
>   

I am not sure if I understand you correctly, but it doesn't and won't 
depend on CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG.

Thanks.

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