Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 15 May 2006 20:00:03 +1000 | From | Nick Piggin <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 5/6] Have ia64 use add_active_range() and free_area_init_nodes |
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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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