From: Jesse Barnes <jesse.barnes@intel.com>
To: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] trim memory not covered by WB MTRRs
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:36:52 -0700
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On Monday, June 25, 2007 4:34:33 Andi Kleen wrote:
> > This patch fixes a bug in the last patch that caused the code to
> > run on non-Intel machines (AMD machines apparently don't need it
>
> Actually the problem can happen on AMD too, but the symptoms can
> be different and there can be more wrong than just the MTRRs.

I should have been more specific in the changelog.  My understanding is 
that AMD systems don't need it for memory above 4G, and since the code 
doesn't handle holes (no test systems, nor any real reports that I've 
seen), it's not that useful for finding problems below 4G.  We can 
always change that later if needed though.

Thanks,
Jesse
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