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SubjectRe: [Lse-tech] Re: hugetlb demand paging patch part [0/3]
>> In addition to the hugetlb commit handling that we've been working on
>> off the list, Ray Bryant of SGI and I are also working on demand paging
>> for hugetlb page. Here are our final version that has been heavily
>> tested on ia64 and x86. I've broken the patch into 3 pieces so it's
>> easier to read/review, etc.
>
> Ok I think it's time to say "HO STOP" here.
>
> If you're going to make the kernel deal with different, concurrent page
> sizes then please do it for real. Or alternatively leave hugetlb to be
> the kludge/hack it is right now. Anything inbetween is the road to
> madness...

I'd prefer to see it walk step by step to "doing it for real" than have
a huge cataclysmic patch that breaks everything ....

M.

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