Re: + powerpc-fix-code-for-reserved-memory-spanning-across-nodes.patchadded to -mm tree

[Chandru]

Johannes Weiner wrote:
> This is fine, too.  Subtracting physbase yields a smaller reserve_size
> if not page aligned (bootmem will round it up again, no problem there)
> and at the end of the loop, size is not zero.  This has no practical
> impacts, though, as far as I can see.
>
> The interesting question, however, is whether this patch actually
> fixes the problem you encountered?  If so, I would be glad if we could
> drop the workaround we currently have in -mm.
>
> 	Hannes
>   
Hello Hannes,

Yes, the patch fixes the problem of hitting the BUG_ON()
in bootmem.  Andrew removed the workaround from the
-mm tree.  Thanks to you for running your eyes on this
issue and arriving at an almost workable patch.

thanks,
Chandru
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