linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] cpuset relative memory policies

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Date:	Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:06:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
cc:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>, Lee.Schermerhorn@...com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ak@...e.de
Subject: Re: [RFC] cpuset relative memory policies - second choice

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, Paul Jackson wrote:

> A library such as libnuma can set them, yes, but not everyone uses
> libnuma.  Basically everyone uses the standard C library, glibc, which
> has the system call wrappers, but these wrappers should not be setting
> optional flags.
> 

I think what would end up happening is that additional functions would be 
added to libnuma that would effect the system-wide nodemask numbering by 
simply OR'ing the MPOL_F_MODE_SYS_WIDE flag as part of the mode actual.

		David
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