Re: [PATCH 09/32] x86/boot/e820: Call the PCI gap a 'gap' in the boot log printout

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 02:05:25PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> It is a bit weird and inconsistent that the PCI gap is
> advertised during bootup as 'mem'ory:
> 
>   [mem 0xc0000000-0xfed1bfff] available for PCI devices
>    ^^^
> 
> It's not really memory, it's a gap that PCI devices can decode
> and use and they often do not map it to any memory themselves.
> 
> So advertise it for what it is, a gap:
> 
>   [gap 0xc0000000-0xfed1bfff] available for PCI devices

Why not use word 'range' instead of the 'gap'? This will allow to switch to
%pra without modifying the output.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko