[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 1/9] x86/early-quirks: Extend Intel graphics stolen memory placement to 64bit

Joonas Lahtinen joonas.lahtinen at linux.intel.com
Mon Nov 27 08:11:33 UTC 2017


On Sat, 2017-11-25 at 00:48 +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Nov 2017, Matthew Auld wrote:
> 
> > From: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen at linux.intel.com>
> 
> Please CC the linux kernel mailinglist on patches related to x86. The
> MAINTAINERS file says:
> 
> X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)
> M:      Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de>
> M:      Ingo Molnar <mingo at redhat.com>
> M:      "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>
> M:      x86 at kernel.org
> L:      linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org	<===========
> 
> See also Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst, chapter:
> 
>     5) Select the recipients for your patch

My bad. I lazily copied over the Cc: list from the patch that was meant
to squashed into this patch.

> > In preparation for upcoming SKUs, allow more freedom in placement
> > of the Intel graphics stolen memory by BIOS to full 64bit range.
> 
> This is not really informative for people not familiar with the issue you
> want to solve.

"To give upcoming SKU BIOSes more flexibility in placing the Intel
graphics stolen memory, make all variables storing the placement or
size compatible with full 64 bit range."

Does that sound better to you?

Regards, Joonas
-- 
Joonas Lahtinen
Open Source Technology Center
Intel Corporation


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