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[PATCH RFC] SUPPORT.md: limit security support for hosts with very much memory


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  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:14:21 +0100
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Sufficient and in particular regular testing on very large hosts cannot
currently be guaranteed. Anyone wanting us to support larger hosts is
free to propose so, but will need to supply not only test results, but
also a test plan.

This is a follow-up to XSA-385.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

--- unstable.orig/SUPPORT.md    2021-06-25 11:19:03.000000000 +0200
+++ unstable/SUPPORT.md 2021-09-10 11:15:52.270364645 +0200
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ For the Cortex A57 r0p0 - r1p1, see Erra
 
     Status, x86: Supported
 
+### Physical Memory
+
+    Status: Supported up to 8 TiB
+
+Hosts with more memory are supported, but not security supported.
+
 ### Physical Memory Hotplug
 
     Status, x86: Supported




 


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