linux-kernel - RE: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH kernel v5 0/5] Extend virtio-balloon for fast (de)inflating & fast live migration

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Message-ID: <F2CBF3009FA73547804AE4C663CAB28E3C32A908@shsmsx102.ccr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 16 Dec 2016 01:43:36 +0000
From:   "Li, Liang Z" <liang.z.li@...el.com>
To:     "Hansen, Dave" <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>
CC:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "mhocko@...e.com" <mhocko@...e.com>,
        "mst@...hat.com" <mst@...hat.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "qemu-devel@...gnu.org" <qemu-devel@...gnu.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "dgilbert@...hat.com" <dgilbert@...hat.com>,
        "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        "kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: RE: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH kernel v5 0/5] Extend virtio-balloon for
 fast (de)inflating & fast live migration

> On 12/15/2016 05:38 PM, Li, Liang Z wrote:
> >
> > Use 52 bits for 'pfn', 12 bits for 'length', when the 12 bits is not long enough
> for the 'length'
> > Set the 'length' to a special value to indicate the "actual length in next 8
> bytes".
> >
> > That will be much more simple. Right?
> 
> Sounds fine to me.

Thanks for your inspiration!

Liang