Re: [PATCH 0/3] eliminate remaining places that abuse memory_region_allocate_system_memory()

[Igor Mammedov]

On Tue,  8 Oct 2019 07:33:15 -0400
Igor Mammedov <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
> Series cleans up remaining boards that call 
> memory_region_allocate_system_memory()
> multiple times, violating interface contract (the function should be called 
> only
> once).
> 
> With that cleaned up, it should be possible to switch from adhoc RAM 
> allocation
> in memory_region_allocate_system_memory()->allocate_system_memory_nonnuma() to
> memory-backend based allocation, remaining roadblock for doing it is 
> deprecated
> -mem-path fallback to RAM allocation, which is scheduled for removal at 4.3
> merge window. So remaining patches to consolidate system RAM allocation around
> memory-backends and aliasing -mem-path/mem-prealloc to it are postponed till
> then.

Eduardo,

This patches are fixing various machines across tree, so series does not belong
to any particular arch specific tree, can you merge it via generic machine tree?


> 
> 
> Igor Mammedov (3):
>   sparc64: use memory_region_allocate_system_memory() only for '-m'
>     specified RAM
>   ppc: rs6000_mc: drop usage of memory_region_allocate_system_memory()
>   hppa: drop usage of memory_region_allocate_system_memory() for ROM
> 
>  hw/hppa/machine.c    |  5 ++---
>  hw/ppc/rs6000_mc.c   | 15 ++++++++++-----
>  hw/sparc64/niagara.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
>  3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>