linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/9] abstract kvm x86 mmu->n_free_mmu

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:40:40 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/9] abstract kvm x86 mmu->n_free_mmu_pages

On 06/15/2010 04:55 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> First of all, I think "free" is a poor name for this value.  In
> this context, it means, "the number of mmu pages which this kvm
> instance should be able to allocate."  To me, "free" implies
> much more that the objects are there and ready for use.  I think
> "available" is a much better description, especially when you
> see how it is calculated.
>
>    

Agreed.  Note that if reclaim is improved, we can drop it completely and 
let the kernel trim the cache when it grows too large.

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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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