Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: mtrr cleanup for converting continuous to discrete layout v7

["Yinghai Lu" <yhlu.kernel@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 2:47 AM, Gabriel C <nix.or.die@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Yinghai Lu wrote:
>  > some BIOS like to use continus MTRR layout, and may X driver can not add
>  > WB entries for graphical cards when 4g or more RAM installed.
>  >
>  > the patch will change MTRR to discrete.
>  >
>  > mtrr_chunk_size= could be used to have smaller continuous block to hold holes.
>  > default is 256m, could be set according to size of graphics card memory.
>  >
>  > v2: fix -1 for UC checking
>  > v3: default to disable, and need use enable_mtrr_cleanup to enable this feature
>  >     skip the var state change warning.
>  >     remove next_basek in range_to_mtrr()
>  > v4: correct warning mask.
>  > v5: CONFIG_MTRR_SANITIZER
>  > v6: fix 1g, 2g, 512 aligment with extra hole
>  > v7: gran_sizek to prevent running out of MTRRs.
>  >
>
>  With this version ( and patch http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/29/97 ) applyed on latest linus git tree
>  the box OOPS'es early.
>
>  Sorry I don't have time right now to write down the part of the OOPS I can see on monitor , I can try to find
>  some time later.
>
>  In any way OOPS'es on __free_one_page+0x191/0x21e

thanks. found one problem with hole_basek ...

will send you v8, and hope it will be last version.

YH