Re: [PATCH 5/6] Have ia64 use add_active_range() and free_area_init_nodes

Nick Piggin wrote:
> Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> 
>> Interesting.  You are correct there was no config component, at the time
>> I didn't have direct evidence that any architecture needed it, only that
>> we had an unchecked requirement on zones, a requirement that had only
>> recently arrived with the changes to free buddy detection.  I note that
> 
> 
> Recently arrived? Over a year ago with the no-buddy-bitmap patches,
> right? Just checking because I that's what I'm assuming broke it...

Yep, sorry I forget I was out of the game for 6 months!  And yes that
was when the requirements were altered.

-apw
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