Re: [PATCH v5 04/14] memory-hotplug: remove /sys/firmware/memmap/Xsysfs

From: Tang Chen
Date: Wed Dec 26 2012 - 22:10:25 EST


On 12/26/2012 11:30 AM, Kamezawa Hiroyuki wrote:
>> @@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ struct firmware_map_entry {
>> const char *type; /* type of the memory range */
>> struct list_head list; /* entry for the linked list */
>> struct kobject kobj; /* kobject for each entry */
>> + unsigned int bootmem:1; /* allocated from bootmem */
>> };
>
> Can't we detect from which the object is allocated from, slab or bootmem ?
>
> Hm, for example,
>
> PageReserved(virt_to_page(address_of_obj)) ?
> PageSlab(virt_to_page(address_of_obj)) ?
>

Hi Kamezawa-san,

I think we can detect it without a new member. I think bootmem:1 member
is just for convenience. I think I can remove it. :)

Thanks. :)
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