linux-kernel - Re: [Patch2/4]: fake numa for x86

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Message-ID: <20061123090236.GC29738@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:02:36 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Rohit Seth <rohitseth@...gle.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...washington.edu>,
	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch2/4]: fake numa for x86_64 patches

On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 05:34:27PM -0800, Rohit Seth wrote:
> This patch increases the NODE_SHIFT from 6 to 8 to allow maximum of 256
> nodes.

Well you just change the default? Why do you think it's a good default?
I think it's a bit too large for a default, using too much memory etc.

Of course any custom build can use a non default value.

-Andi

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