Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v7 1/3] x86/mm: Adapt MODULES_END based on Fixmap section size | From | Boris Ostrovsky <> | Date | Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:52:54 -0400 |
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On 03/14/2017 01:05 PM, Thomas Garnier 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>
For Xen bits (and to some extent bare-metal):
Reviewed-and-Tested-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
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