Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:06:54 -0800 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [patch 25/59] Fix UML on non-standard VM split hosts |
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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:35:29 -0800 Chris Wright wrote:
> -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know. > ------------------ > > From: Jeff Dike <jdike@addtoit.com> > > This fixes UML on hosts with non-standard VM splits. We had changed > the config variable that controls UML behavior on such hosts, but not > propogated the change everywhere. In particular, the values of > STUB_CODE and STUB_DATA relied on the old variable. > > I also reformatted the HOST_VMSPLIT_3G help to make it more standard.
The reformatting looks bad to me. Kconfig help text should be indented consistently by 2 spaces under "help".
This can be fixed later if you don't want to drop it from -stable.
> Spotted by uml@flonatel.org. > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Dike <jdike@addtoit.com> > Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org> > -- > arch/um/Kconfig.i386 | 38 +++++++++++++++++++------------------- > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) > > --- linux-2.6.19.2.orig/arch/um/Kconfig.i386 > +++ linux-2.6.19.2/arch/um/Kconfig.i386 > @@ -19,22 +19,22 @@ config SEMAPHORE_SLEEPERS > choice > prompt "Host memory split" > default HOST_VMSPLIT_3G > - ---help--- > - This is needed when the host kernel on which you run has a non-default > - (like 2G/2G) memory split, instead of the customary 3G/1G. If you did > - not recompile your own kernel but use the default distro's one, you can > - safely accept the "Default split" option. > - > - It can be enabled on recent (>=2.6.16-rc2) vanilla kernels via > - CONFIG_VM_SPLIT_*, or on previous kernels with special patches (-ck > - patchset by Con Kolivas, or other ones) - option names match closely the > - host CONFIG_VM_SPLIT_* ones. > - > - A lower setting (where 1G/3G is lowest and 3G/1G is higher) will > - tolerate even more "normal" host kernels, but an higher setting will be > - stricter. > + help > + This is needed when the host kernel on which you run has a non-default > + (like 2G/2G) memory split, instead of the customary 3G/1G. If you did > + not recompile your own kernel but use the default distro's one, you can > + safely accept the "Default split" option. > + > + It can be enabled on recent (>=2.6.16-rc2) vanilla kernels via > + CONFIG_VM_SPLIT_*, or on previous kernels with special patches (-ck > + patchset by Con Kolivas, or other ones) - option names match closely the > + host CONFIG_VM_SPLIT_* ones. > + > + A lower setting (where 1G/3G is lowest and 3G/1G is higher) will > + tolerate even more "normal" host kernels, but an higher setting will be > + stricter. > > - So, if you do not know what to do here, say 'Default split'. > + So, if you do not know what to do here, say 'Default split'. > > config HOST_VMSPLIT_3G > bool "Default split (3G/1G user/kernel host split)"
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