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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 21 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c index 7638ac6c3d80..85acd22f8022 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c @@ -1060,17 +1060,18 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p) #endif /* - * Find free memory for the real mode trampoline and place it - * there. - * If there is not enough free memory under 1M, on EFI-enabled - * systems there will be additional attempt to reclaim the memory - * for the real mode trampoline at efi_free_boot_services(). + * Find free memory for the real mode trampoline and place it there. If + * there is not enough free memory under 1M, on EFI-enabled systems + * there will be additional attempt to reclaim the memory for the real + * mode trampoline at efi_free_boot_services(). * - * Unconditionally reserve the entire first 1M of RAM because - * BIOSes are know to corrupt low memory and several - * hundred kilobytes are not worth complex detection what memory gets - * clobbered. Moreover, on machines with SandyBridge graphics or in - * setups that use crashkernel the entire 1M is reserved anyway. + * Unconditionally reserve the entire first 1M of RAM because BIOSes + * are known to corrupt low memory and several hundred kilobytes are not + * worth complex detection what memory gets clobbered. Windows does the + * same thing for very similar reasons. + * + * Moreover, on machines with SandyBridge graphics or in setups that use + * crashkernel the entire 1M is reserved anyway. */ reserve_real_mode(); |