Re: [PATCH -v23 00/49] Use memblock with x86

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Jul 07 2010 - 02:42:58 EST



* Yinghai Lu <yinghai@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> New memblock could be used to replace early_res in x86.
>
> Suggested by: David, Ben, and Thomas

> 113 files changed, 2110 insertions(+), 2217 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 include/linux/memblock.h
> delete mode 100644 kernel/early_res.c
> delete mode 100644 lib/lmb.c
> create mode 100644 mm/memblock.c

Ok, this finally looks like a basis we could start productizing.

If anyone has any fundamental, structural, design level [or naming]
objection/feedback, which should be addressed before we start cutting
a tree for this and start fixing bugs and move this towards an
append-only workflow, please speak up.

Thanks,

Ingo
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