linux-kernel - Re: [rfc] increase struct page size?! (now sparsemem vmemmap)

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Date:	Sat, 19 May 2007 16:43:29 +0100
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
To:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [rfc] increase struct page size?! (now sparsemem vmemmap)

Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Sat, 19 May 2007, Nick Piggin wrote:
> 
>> Hugh points out that we should make _count and _mapcount atomic_long_t's,
>> which would probably be a better use of the space once your vmemmap goes
>> in.
> 
> Well Andy was going to merge it:
> 
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=117620162415620&w=2
> 
> Andy when are we going to get the vmemmap patches into sparsemem?

Sorry this has been backed up with all the too-ing and fro-ing on other
things.  I am just cleaning up the next round which includes feedback
from wli and first stab at PPC64 support.  Should be out monday for review.

-apw
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