ret = parse_crashkernel(boot_command_line, free_mem,
                        &crash_size, &crash_base);
        if (ret == 0 && crash_size) {
-               if (crash_base > 0) {
-                       printk(KERN_INFO "Reserving %ldMB of memory at %ldMB "
-                                       "for crashkernel (System RAM: %ldMB)\n",
-                                       (unsigned long)(crash_size >> 20),
-                                       (unsigned long)(crash_base >> 20),
-                                       (unsigned long)(free_mem >> 20));
-                       crashk_res.start = crash_base;
-                       crashk_res.end   = crash_base + crash_size - 1;
-                       reserve_bootmem(crash_base, crash_size,
-                                       BOOTMEM_DEFAULT);
-               } else
+               if (crash_base <= 0) {
                        printk(KERN_INFO "crashkernel reservation failed - "
                                        "you have to specify a base address\n");
+                       return;
+               }
+
+               if (reserve_bootmem(crash_base, crash_size,
+                                       BOOTMEM_EXCLUSIVE) < 0) {
+                       printk(KERN_INFO "crashkernel reservation failed - "
+                                       "memory is in use\n");
+                       return;
+               }
+
+               printk(KERN_INFO "Reserving %ldMB of memory at %ldMB "
+                               "for crashkernel (System RAM: %ldMB)\n",
+                               (unsigned long)(crash_size >> 20),
+                               (unsigned long)(crash_base >> 20),
+                               (unsigned long)(free_mem >> 20));
+               crashk_res.start = crash_base;
+               crashk_res.end   = crash_base + crash_size - 1;
        }
 }
 #else
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
 static void __init reserve_crashkernel(void)
 {
-       unsigned long long free_mem;
+       unsigned long long total_mem;
        unsigned long long crash_size, crash_base;
        int ret;
 
-       free_mem =
-               ((unsigned long long)max_low_pfn - min_low_pfn) << PAGE_SHIFT;
+       total_mem = ((unsigned long long)max_low_pfn - min_low_pfn) << PAGE_SHIFT;
 
-       ret = parse_crashkernel(boot_command_line, free_mem,
+       ret = parse_crashkernel(boot_command_line, total_mem,
                        &crash_size, &crash_base);
        if (ret == 0 && crash_size) {
-               if (crash_base > 0) {
-                       printk(KERN_INFO "Reserving %ldMB of memory at %ldMB "
-                                       "for crashkernel (System RAM: %ldMB)\n",
-                                       (unsigned long)(crash_size >> 20),
-                                       (unsigned long)(crash_base >> 20),
-                                       (unsigned long)(free_mem >> 20));
-                       crashk_res.start = crash_base;
-                       crashk_res.end   = crash_base + crash_size - 1;
-                       reserve_bootmem(crash_base, crash_size,
-                                       BOOTMEM_DEFAULT);
-               } else
+               if (crash_base <= 0) {
                        printk(KERN_INFO "crashkernel reservation failed - "
                                        "you have to specify a base address\n");
+                       return;
+               }
+
+               if (reserve_bootmem(crash_base, crash_size,
+                                       BOOTMEM_EXCLUSIVE) < 0) {
+                       printk(KERN_INFO "crashkernel reservation failed - "
+                                       "memory is in use\n");
+                       return;
+               }
+
+               printk(KERN_INFO "Reserving %ldMB of memory at %ldMB "
+                               "for crashkernel (System RAM: %ldMB)\n",
+                               (unsigned long)(crash_size >> 20),
+                               (unsigned long)(crash_base >> 20),
+                               (unsigned long)(total_mem >> 20));
+               crashk_res.start = crash_base;
+               crashk_res.end   = crash_base + crash_size - 1;
        }
 }
 #else