Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] [1/8] CPA: Fix gbpages support in try_preserve_lage_page | | From | Andi Kleen <> | | Date | 11 Feb 2008 12:01:39 +0100 |
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Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> writes: > > btw., v2.6.25-rc1 is not affected by this. Gbpages support is a "still > cooking" feature only available in x86.git#mm, destined for .26, and > even there it's default disabled and only available on Barcelona class > hardware. (Some of these bits are upstream already to make maintenance > easier, but they are inactive code.)
This means it will be tested for ~6 months. Don't you think that's a little excessive for such a simple patch?
% git show 6dc6ffff706db6c70a98253e7dc7011e4343df6c | diffstat init_64.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
One option would be also to merge it to .25 and mark the CONFIG option EXPERIMENTAL.
-Andi
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