Messages in this thread | | | From | Andy Lutomirski <> | Date | Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:24:42 -0800 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] x86/mm: Adapt MODULES_END based on Fixmap section size |
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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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