1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mm/bootmem.c b/mm/bootmem.c
index f82f7aebbee3..45275f1f8947 100644
--- a/mm/bootmem.c
+++ b/mm/bootmem.c
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(max_pfn);		/* This is exported so
                                  * dma_get_required_mask(), which uses
                                  * it, can be an inline function */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
+/*
+ * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
+ * to know the amount of memory that the previous kernel used.
+ */
+unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
+#endif
+
 /* return the number of _pages_ that will be allocated for the boot bitmap */
 unsigned long __init bootmem_bootmap_pages (unsigned long pages)
 {