Re: [PATCH 5/6] Have ia64 use add_active_range() and free_area_init_nodes

Nick Piggin wrote:

Andy Whitcroft wrote:

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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...

Yep, sorry I forget I was out of the game for 6 months!  And yes that
was when the requirements were altered.

-apw