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Re: [PATCH v2] x86/boot: Explain how discard_initial_images() works
- To: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- From: "Daniel P. Smith" <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:42:06 -0400
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On 10/24/24 12:03, Andrew Cooper wrote:
discard_initial_images() only works because init_domheap_pages() with ps==pe
is a no-op.
In dom0_construct(), explaining the significance of setting the initrd length
to 0, and put an explicit check in discard_initial_images().
No functional change.
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
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CC: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>
CC: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Daniel Smith <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Smith <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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