Re: [PATCH v5 07/31] powerpc/fadump: release all the memory above boot memory size
From: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
Date: 2019-09-03 16:41:19
From: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
Date: 2019-09-03 16:41:19
On 03/09/19 4:40 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
Hari Bathini [off-list ref] writes:quoted
Except for reserve dump area which is permanent reserved, all memorypermanentlyquoted
above boot memory size is released when the dump is invalidated. Make this a bit more explicit in the code.I'm not clear on what you mean by "boot memory size"?
boot memory size is the amount of memory used to boot the capture kernel. Basically, the amount of memory required for the kernel to boot successfully when booted with restricted memory.. - Hari