linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/31] lmb: Add reserve_lmb/free

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Message-ID: <4BB13D61.3040902@kernel.org>
Date:	Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:53:05 -0700
From:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
To:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
CC:	michael@...erman.id.au, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/31] lmb: Add reserve_lmb/free_lmb

On 03/29/2010 04:34 PM, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-03-29 at 15:37 -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>> We just need a lmb.alloc_limit and a lmb_set_alloc_limit() which arch
>>> code calls when it knows what the alloc limit is (and can call multiple
>>> times during boot). Or maybe it should be called "default_alloc_limit",
>>> but that's getting a bit long winded.
>>
>> ok, I will get_max_mapped() for now, an will change to new field...later
> 
> No. Do it now. get_max_mapped() sucks as an identifier.
> 

ok, can i reuse rmo_size, or introduce one new member in struct lmb.

default_limit?

Thanks

Yinghai
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