Re: [PATCH 01/12] x86_64: Allow fixmaps to be used with the initial page table.

On Monday 30 April 2007 17:48:13 Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> 
> This patch preallocates the intermediate page table entries so that
> all that is needed to setup a fixmap is to fill in the appropriate
> pte.
> 
> By doing this modern hardware that uses memory mapped access can be
> talked to early in boot through a fixmap. 

I'll take 1-4 after the .22 merge; a little too experimental right now

-Andi

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References:
- [PATCH 0/12] Early USB debug port and i386 boot cleanups
  - From: [email protected] (Eric W. Biederman)
- [PATCH 01/12] x86_64: Allow fixmaps to be used with the initial page table.
  - From: [email protected] (Eric W. Biederman)

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