Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:28:49 -0700 | From | Paul Jackson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/4] Swap migration V3: Overview |
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Mike wrote: > Just to be clear, there are at least two distinct requirements for hotplug. > One only wants to remove a quantity of memory (location unimportant).
Could you describe this case a little more? I wasn't aware of this hotplug requirement, until I saw you comment just now.
The three reasons I knew of for wanting to move memory pages were: - offload some physical ram or node (avoid or unplug bad hardware) - task migration to another cpuset or moving an existing cpuset - various testing and performance motivations to optimize page location
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