From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
To: Magnus Lindholm <linmag7@gmail.com>
Cc: sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net,
andreas@gaisler.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] sparc32: replace sp_banks with memblock
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:29:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260829062933.GB44338@ravnborg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260827182757.6856-1-linmag7@gmail.com>
Hi Magnus.
On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 08:24:12PM +0200, Magnus Lindholm wrote:
> Replace the sparc32-private sp_banks memory description with memblock.
>
> The first two patches convert the SRMMU consumers that already run after
> bootmem_init() has populated memblock. The third patch moves memblock
> population to prom_meminit() and applies the mem= limit there, keeping that
> intermediate state correct. The fourth patch moves the early memory setup
> into setup_32.c and the final patch removes the now-unused sp_banks array.
>
> This work is based on an earlier eight-patch series by Sam Ravnborg.
> Patch 2 directly carries over Sam's memblock sizing conversion. The series
> has otherwise been substantially reorganized and reworked for the current
> kernel. Compared with Sam's series, this version is ported to the current
> generic MM setup, keeps the sparc32 mem= command-line option by using
> memblock_enforce_memory_limit(), and uses memblock's exclusive range-end
> semantics throughout.
Thanks for picking this up!
Patches 1,2,3,5 are:
Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
I left some comments in patch 4.
Sam
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-29 6:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-27 18:24 Magnus Lindholm
2026-08-27 18:24 ` [PATCH 1/5] sparc32: use memblock when mapping the kernel Magnus Lindholm
2026-08-27 18:24 ` [PATCH 2/5] sparc32: use memblock to find available system memory Magnus Lindholm
2026-08-27 18:24 ` [PATCH 3/5] sparc32: populate memblock from the PROM memory map Magnus Lindholm
2026-08-27 18:24 ` [PATCH 4/5] sparc32: move early memory setup to setup_arch Magnus Lindholm
2026-08-29 6:26 ` Sam Ravnborg
2026-08-29 8:21 ` Magnus Lindholm
2026-08-27 18:24 ` [PATCH 5/5] sparc32: drop sp_banks Magnus Lindholm
2026-08-29 6:29 ` Sam Ravnborg [this message]
2026-08-29 8:54 ` [PATCH 0/5] sparc32: replace sp_banks with memblock Magnus Lindholm
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