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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] contigous big page allocator
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KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> writes:
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> What this wants to do:
> allocates a contiguous chunk of pages larger than MAX_ORDER.
> for device drivers (camera? etc..)

I think to really move forward you need a concrete use case
actually implemented in tree.

> My intention is not for allocating HUGEPAGE(> MAX_ORDER).

I still believe using this for 1GB pages would be one of the more
interesting use cases.

-Andi

--
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.


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