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From: Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Jon Loeliger <jdl@jdl.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Fix initial lmb add region with a non-zero base 
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:37:19 -0600
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On Feb 13, 2008, at 8:20 AM, Jon Loeliger wrote:

> So, like, the other day Kumar Gala mumbled:
>> If we add to an empty lmb region with a non-zero base we will not  
>> coalesce
>> the number of regions done to one.  This causes problems on ppc32  
>> for the
>
> s/done/down

will fix.

>> memory region as its assumed to only have one region.
>>
>> We can fix this be easily specially casing the initial add to just  
>> replace
>> the dummy region.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Posting this since Dave's looking a pulling the lmb code out into  
>> lib/ and
>> sharing it between powerpc and sparc.
>
> Did you want to S-o-b: this patch?  Or was this just informational?

this was info/for review, the git tree has a s-o-b.

- k
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