There is no need to block read/write access to /dev/mem for phys. addr. above high_memory for non-system RAM. The only limitation should be boot_cpu_data.x86_phys_bits(max phys. addr. size).
Signed-off-by: Frantisek Hrbata <fhrb...@redhat.com> --- arch/x86/mm/mmap.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c index 77a13f8..788f2b7 100644 --- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c +++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm) int valid_phys_addr_range(phys_addr_t addr, size_t count) { - return addr + count <= __pa(high_memory); + return arch_pfn_possible((addr + count) >> PAGE_SHIFT); } int valid_mmap_phys_addr_range(unsigned long pfn, size_t len_bytes) -- 1.9.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/