linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] contigous big page allocator

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Message-ID: <87sk0a1sq0.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:01:43 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	"linux-mm\@kvack.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"minchan.kim\@gmail.com" <minchan.kim@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] contigous big page allocator

KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> writes:
>
> What this wants to do: 
>   allocates a contiguous chunk of pages larger than MAX_ORDER.
>   for device drivers (camera? etc..)

I think to really move forward you need a concrete use case
actually implemented in tree.

>   My intention is not for allocating HUGEPAGE(> MAX_ORDER).

I still believe using this for 1GB pages would be one of the more
interesting use cases.

-Andi

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ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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