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SubjectRe: [PATCH 5/6] Have ia64 use add_active_range() and free_area_init_nodes
Andy Whitcroft wrote:

> Interesting. You are correct there was no config component, at the time
> I didn't have direct evidence that any architecture needed it, only that
> we had an unchecked requirement on zones, a requirement that had only
> recently arrived with the changes to free buddy detection. I note that

Recently arrived? Over a year ago with the no-buddy-bitmap patches,
right? Just checking because I that's what I'm assuming broke it...

> MAX_ORDER is 17 for ia64 so that probabally accounts for the
> missalignment. It is clear that the reporting is slightly over-zelous
> as I am reporting zero-sized zones. I'll get that fixed and patch to
> you. I'll also have a look at the patch as added to -mm and try and get
> the rest of the spelling sorted :-/.
>
> I'll go see if we currently have a machine to test this config on.


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