Re: [PATCH] kexec memory ranges dynamic allocation

Patch corrected. ( git_kexec_powerpc_v2.patch is attached.)

I tested it on ppc64 pasemi electra board. Both kexec -l and kexec -p works.

Maxim.



2008/10/15 Simon Horman [off-list ref]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 07:11:19PM +0400, Maxim Uvarov wrote:

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Hello all,

As you all know it is not easy to count exact value of memory ranges from
device tree on powerpc.
It very depends on how dts file was written. What do you think about

really

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dynamic allocation buffers
for this buffers?

Conceptually I have no objections to the change,
though I would like to get some review from ppc people.
(linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org CCed)

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Patch is attached.

This patch doesn't seem to compile for me.

# powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc --version
powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 4.1.1
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

#make
[snip]
kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c:100: warning: function declaration isn't a
prototype
kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c: In function 'realloc_memory_ranges':
kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c:107: warning: passing argument 1 of
'realloc' makes pointer from integer without a cast
kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c:107: error: too few arguments to function
'realloc'
kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c:102: warning: unused variable 'tmp'

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Maxim Uvarov