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SubjectRe: [Patch 0/8] V3 Implement crashkernel=auto
Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Bernhard Walle <bernhard.walle@gmx.de> writes:
>
>
>> * Amerigo Wang <amwang@redhat.com> [2009-08-13 10:19]:
>>
>>> Sure.
>>>
>>> But if we disable CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE, that means
>>> crashkernel=auto will be invalid, this is the same as it is now.
>>>
>> Ok, but since 'crashkernel=auto' is not used today, nobody has
>> 'crashkernel=auto' in the bootloader configuration. So I don't see any
>> practial advantage of that config option.
>>
>> Eric, what's your opinion on that, do we need a config option
>> CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE or could we just implement that feature
>> unconditionally (if CONFIG_KEXEC is enabled, of course).
>>
>
> The only reason I can see the option going away would be
> a dependency on CONFIG_HOTPLUG_MEM.
>

I am not sure if I understand you correctly, but it doesn't and won't
depend on CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG.

Thanks.



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