Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86_64 EFI support -v3: EFI boot support

> 
> Should I change "change_page_attr" to make it work before "mem_init"? Or
> Should I change "init_memory_mapping" to make it can be used to change
> mapping attributes? Which one is better?

It's probably better to change init_memory_mapping. Just do it cleanly 
and correctly please. As in only change the pages that straddle the 
EFI areas and don't use globals.

BTW i don't see any such code on i386. How does the EFI support
there handle it?

-Andi
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