linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] add ksm kernel shared memory driver.

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Date:	Wed, 13 May 2009 16:25:20 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Izik Eidus <ieidus@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, avi@...hat.com,
	aarcange@...hat.com, chrisw@...hat.com, mtosatti@...hat.com,
	hugh@...itas.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] add ksm kernel shared memory driver.

* Andrew Morton (akpm@...ux-foundation.org) wrote:
> Breaks ppc64 allmodcofnig because that architecture doesn't export its
> copy_user_page() to modules.

Things like this and updating to use madvise() I think all point towards
s/tristate/bool/.  I don't think CONFIG_KSM=M has huge benefit.

thanks,
-chris
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