Messages in this thread |  | | | From | kamezawa.hiroyu@jp ... | | Date | Sun, 7 Sep 2008 01:05:42 +0900 (JST) | | Subject | Re: Re: Re: [PATCH] [RESEND] x86_64: add memory hotremove config option | |
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>>Having said that, i have my doubts about its generic utility (the power
>>saving aspects are likely not realizable - nobody really wants DIMMs to
>>just sit there unused and the cost of dynamic migration is just
>>horrendous) - but as long as it's opt-in there's no reason to limit the
>>availability of an in-kernel feature artificially.
>Nobody ? maybe just a trade-off problem in user side.
>Even without DIMM hotplug or DIMM's power save mode, making a DIMM idle
>is of no use ? I think memory consumes much power when it used.
>Memory Hotplug and ZONE_MOVABLE can make some memory idle.
>(I'm sorry if my thinking is wrong.)
>
But I have to point out HDD access consumes far power than memory.
That's trade-off problem depends on usage, anyway.
Thanks,
-Kame
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