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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/e820.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/e820.c | 94 |
1 files changed, 56 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c index 91abf5b2fb94..41c480ae47df 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c @@ -139,9 +139,64 @@ void __init e820_print_map(char *who) * Sanitize the BIOS e820 map. * * Some e820 responses include overlapping entries. The following - * replaces the original e820 map with a new one, removing overlaps. + * replaces the original e820 map with a new one, removing overlaps, + * and resolving conflicting memory types in favor of highest + * numbered type. * + * The input parameter biosmap points to an array of 'struct + * e820entry' which on entry has elements in the range [0, *pnr_map) + * valid, and which has space for up to max_nr_map entries. + * On return, the resulting sanitized e820 map entries will be in + * overwritten in the same location, starting at biosmap. + * + * The integer pointed to by pnr_map must be valid on entry (the + * current number of valid entries located at biosmap) and will + * be updated on return, with the new number of valid entries + * (something no more than max_nr_map.) + * + * The return value from sanitize_e820_map() is zero if it + * successfully 'sanitized' the map entries passed in, and is -1 + * if it did nothing, which can happen if either of (1) it was + * only passed one map entry, or (2) any of the input map entries + * were invalid (start + size < start, meaning that the size was + * so big the described memory range wrapped around through zero.) + * + * Visually we're performing the following + * (1,2,3,4 = memory types)... + * + * Sample memory map (w/overlaps): + * ____22__________________ + * ______________________4_ + * ____1111________________ + * _44_____________________ + * 11111111________________ + * ____________________33__ + * ___________44___________ + * __________33333_________ + * ______________22________ + * ___________________2222_ + * _________111111111______ + * _____________________11_ + * _________________4______ + * + * Sanitized equivalent (no overlap): + * 1_______________________ + * _44_____________________ + * ___1____________________ + * ____22__________________ + * ______11________________ + * _________1______________ + * __________3_____________ + * ___________44___________ + * _____________33_________ + * _______________2________ + * ________________1_______ + * _________________4______ + * ___________________2____ + * ____________________33__ + * ______________________4_ */ + int __init sanitize_e820_map(struct e820entry *biosmap, int max_nr_map, int *pnr_map) { @@ -162,43 +217,6 @@ static struct e820entry new_bios[E820_X_MAX] __initdata; int old_nr, new_nr, chg_nr; int i; - /* - Visually we're performing the following - (1,2,3,4 = memory types)... - - Sample memory map (w/overlaps): - ____22__________________ - ______________________4_ - ____1111________________ - _44_____________________ - 11111111________________ - ____________________33__ - ___________44___________ - __________33333_________ - ______________22________ - ___________________2222_ - _________111111111______ - _____________________11_ - _________________4______ - - Sanitized equivalent (no overlap): - 1_______________________ - _44_____________________ - ___1____________________ - ____22__________________ - ______11________________ - _________1______________ - __________3_____________ - ___________44___________ - _____________33_________ - _______________2________ - ________________1_______ - _________________4______ - ___________________2____ - ____________________33__ - ______________________4_ - */ - /* if there's only one memory region, don't bother */ if (*pnr_map < 2) return -1; |