Re: [BUG] Description for memmap in kernel-parameters.txt is wrong

2014-01-30 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 01/30/2014 03:43 PM, Andiry Xu wrote: > On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On 01/30/2014 02:17 PM, David Rientjes wrote: >>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2014, Randy Dunlap wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> In kernel-parameters.txt, there is following description: >>> >>> me

Re: [BUG] Description for memmap in kernel-parameters.txt is wrong

2014-01-30 Thread Andiry Xu
On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On 01/30/2014 02:17 PM, David Rientjes wrote: >> On Thu, 30 Jan 2014, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> In kernel-parameters.txt, there is following description: >> >> memmap=nn[KMG]$ss[KMG] >>

Re: [BUG] Description for memmap in kernel-parameters.txt is wrong

2014-01-30 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 01/30/2014 02:17 PM, David Rientjes wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jan 2014, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > Hi, > > In kernel-parameters.txt, there is following description: > > memmap=nn[KMG]$ss[KMG] > [KNL,ACPI] Mark specific memory as reserved. >

Re: [BUG] Description for memmap in kernel-parameters.txt is wrong

2014-01-30 Thread David Rientjes
On Thu, 30 Jan 2014, Randy Dunlap wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> In kernel-parameters.txt, there is following description: > >>> > >>> memmap=nn[KMG]$ss[KMG] > >>> [KNL,ACPI] Mark specific memory as reserved. > >>> Region of memory to be used, from ss

Re: [BUG] Description for memmap in kernel-parameters.txt is wrong

2014-01-30 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 01/30/2014 11:33 AM, Andiry Xu wrote: > On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> [adding linux-mm mailing list] >> >> On 01/30/2014 08:52 AM, Andiry Xu wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> In kernel-parameters.txt, there is following description: >>> >>> memmap=nn[KMG]$ss[KMG] >>>

Re: [BUG] Description for memmap in kernel-parameters.txt is wrong

2014-01-30 Thread Andiry Xu
On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote: > [adding linux-mm mailing list] > > On 01/30/2014 08:52 AM, Andiry Xu wrote: >> Hi, >> >> In kernel-parameters.txt, there is following description: >> >> memmap=nn[KMG]$ss[KMG] >> [KNL,ACPI] Mark specific memory as rese

Re: [BUG] Description for memmap in kernel-parameters.txt is wrong

2014-01-30 Thread Randy Dunlap
[adding linux-mm mailing list] On 01/30/2014 08:52 AM, Andiry Xu wrote: > Hi, > > In kernel-parameters.txt, there is following description: > > memmap=nn[KMG]$ss[KMG] > [KNL,ACPI] Mark specific memory as reserved. > Region of memory to be used, fro

[BUG] Description for memmap in kernel-parameters.txt is wrong

2014-01-30 Thread Andiry Xu
Hi, In kernel-parameters.txt, there is following description: memmap=nn[KMG]$ss[KMG] [KNL,ACPI] Mark specific memory as reserved. Region of memory to be used, from ss to ss+nn. Unfortunately this is incorrect. The meaning of nn and ss is reversed.