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

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Message-ID: <4A0B61B3.5040702@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 May 2009 03:11:31 +0300
From:	Izik Eidus <ieidus@...hat.com>
To:	Anthony Liguori <anthony@...emonkey.ws>
CC:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, avi@...hat.com, aarcange@...hat.com,
	mtosatti@...hat.com, hugh@...itas.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] add ksm kernel shared memory driver.

Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Chris Wright wrote:
>> * 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.
>>   
>
> I agree.

I am sending in one sec, the madvise patch that will kick it away from 
being module anyway...

>
> Regards,
>
> Anthony Liguori
>

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