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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 07/31] powerpc/fadump: release all the memory above
 boot memory size
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On 03/09/19 4:40 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com> writes:
> 
>> Except for reserve dump area which is permanent reserved, all memory
>                                         permanently
> 
>> above boot memory size is released when the dump is invalidated. Make
>> this a bit more explicit in the code.
> 
> I'm not clear on what you mean by "boot memory size"?

boot memory size is the amount of memory used to boot the capture kernel. Basically,
the amount of memory required for the kernel to boot successfully when booted with
restricted memory..

- Hari