Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH V2 1/5] Xen: Delay remapping memory of pv-domain

From: David Vrabel
Date: Fri Nov 07 2014 - 09:58:23 EST


On 06/11/14 05:47, Juergen Gross wrote:
> Early in the boot process the memory layout of a pv-domain is changed
> to match the E820 map (either the host one for Dom0 or the Xen one)
> regarding placement of RAM and PCI holes. This requires removing memory
> pages initially located at positions not suitable for RAM and adding
> them later at higher addresses where no restrictions apply.
>
> To be able to operate on the hypervisor supported p2m list until a
> virtual mapped linear p2m list can be constructed, remapping must
> be delayed until virtual memory management is initialized, as the
> initial p2m list can't be extended unlimited at physical memory
> initialization time due to it's fixed structure.
>
> A further advantage is the reduction in complexity and code volume as
> we don't have to be careful regarding memory restrictions during p2m
> updates.

Reviewed-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@xxxxxxxxxx>

But I would like a second reviewed-by.

David
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