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    SubjectRe: [PATCH v1 1/3] x86/mm: Adapt MODULES_END based on Fixmap section size
    On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com> wrote:
    > This patch aligns MODULES_END to the beginning of the Fixmap section.
    > It optimizes the space available for both sections. The address is
    > pre-computed based on the number of pages required by the Fixmap
    > section.
    >
    > It will allow GDT remapping in the Fixmap section. The current
    > MODULES_END static address does not provide enough space for the kernel
    > to support a large number of processors.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com>

    Looks good to me.

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