linux-kernel - RE: [rfc] increase struct page size?!

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Message-ID: <617E1C2C70743745A92448908E030B2A017BCA67@scsmsx411.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2007 13:37:09 -0700
From:	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
To:	"Christoph Lameter" <clameter@....com>,
	"Nick Piggin" <npiggin@...e.de>
CC:	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Linux Memory Management List" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	<linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [rfc] increase struct page size?!

> I wonder if there are other uses for the free space?

	unsigned long moreflags;

Nick and Hugh were just sparring over adding a couple (or perhaps 8)
flag bits.  This would supply 64 new bits ... maybe that would keep
them happy for a few more years.

-Tony
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