linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] kexec: increase max of kexec segments and use dynamic allocation

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Message-ID: <4C4E9556.7050003@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:14:14 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	huang ying <huang.ying.caritas@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [Patch] kexec: increase max of kexec segments and use dynamic
 allocation

On 07/26/10 20:19, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Cong Wang<amwang@...hat.com>  writes:
>
>> So, what is a better number? 2048? :)
>
> I was thinking something a little ridiculous like 10K or 64K.
>
> Assuming the usage you care about is something like hibernate on a
> machine with disjoint memory where you truly need one segment for
> each memory region.
>
> The only point of a limit at all once we introduce dynamic allocation
> is to catch buggy apps.
>

Ok, I will change that number and improve the changelog.

Thanks.


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