Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 2/4] x86, xen: introduce x86_init.mapping.pagetable_reserve

From: Jan Beulich
Date: Tue Apr 12 2011 - 07:49:37 EST


>>> On 12.04.11 at 13:19, <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
> index 6b833db..fec8680 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
> @@ -1275,6 +1275,20 @@ static __init void xen_pagetable_setup_start(pgd_t
> *base)
> {
> }
>
> +static __init void xen_mapping_pagetable_reserve(u64 start, u64 end)
> +{
> + /* reserve the range used */
> + memblock_x86_reserve_range(start, end, "PGTABLE");

Wouldn't it be more natural (and involving less future changes) if
you called native_pagetable_reserve() here?

Jan

> +
> + /* set as RW the rest */
> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "xen: setting RW the range %llx - %llx\n", end,
> + PFN_PHYS(pgt_buf_top));
> + while (end < PFN_PHYS(pgt_buf_top)) {
> + make_lowmem_page_readwrite(__va(end));
> + end += PAGE_SIZE;
> + }
> +}
> +
> static void xen_post_allocator_init(void);
>
> static __init void xen_pagetable_setup_done(pgd_t *base)


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