Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 14 Apr 2004 08:21:37 -0700 | From | "Martin J. Bligh" <> | Subject | Re: [Lse-tech] Re: hugetlb demand paging patch part [0/3] |
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>> 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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