linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] ARM64: dts: meson-gx: Add reserved memory zone and usable memory range

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Message-ID: <0d34e6b4-17cc-cfa3-4d10-6a4dc2afbf98@baylibre.com>
Date:   Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:58:08 +0100
From:   Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>
To:     Andreas Färber <afaerber@...e.de>
Cc:     Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        xypron.glpk@....de,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Carlo Caione <carlo@...one.org>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] ARM64: dts: meson-gx: Add reserved memory zone and
 usable memory range

On 01/18/2017 01:27 AM, Andreas Färber wrote:
> Am 18.01.2017 um 01:00 schrieb Andreas Färber:
>> Am 17.01.2017 um 09:21 schrieb Neil Armstrong:
>>> The stress-ng package provides this "stress" command and is used to force the kernel to map more memory
>>> zones, but I also got the issue while running a fully fledged Desktop Environment thanks to the
>>> recently merged DRM driver.
>>> You may not be able to trigger the issue since it seems Amlogic reduces this reserved size on GXL/GXM :
>>> https://github.com/khadas/linux/commit/698df2c6cfbb0d1a9359743208e83517b31da6ce
>>> But it should be confirmed.
>>
>> Confirming no issues on three runs on meson-gxm-rbox-pro:
>>
>> boxer:~ # stress-ng --vm 4 --vm-bytes 128M --timeout 10s &
>> [1] 2528
>> boxer:~ # stress-ng: info:  [2528] dispatching hogs: 4 vm
>> stress-ng: info:  [2528] cache allocate: default cache size: 256K
>> stress-ng: info:  [2528] successful run completed in 10.07s
>>
>> [1]+  Done                    stress-ng --vm 4 --vm-bytes 128M --timeout 10s
>> boxer:~ # stress-ng --vm 4 --vm-bytes 128M --timeout 10s
>> stress-ng: info:  [2537] dispatching hogs: 4 vm
>> stress-ng: info:  [2537] cache allocate: default cache size: 256K
>> stress-ng: info:  [2537] successful run completed in 10.07s
>> boxer:~ # stress-ng --vm 4 --vm-bytes 128M --timeout 10s
>> stress-ng: info:  [2546] dispatching hogs: 4 vm
>> stress-ng: info:  [2546] cache allocate: default cache size: 256K
>> stress-ng: info:  [2546] successful run completed in 10.07s
>> boxer:~ #
> 
> Similar results on meson-gxbb-vega-s95-telos (except 512K cache size),
> with both mainline EFI and vendor U-Boot.
> 
> I notice that I don't have CONFIG_DRM enabled - maybe related?

Yes, It may add more pressure on the memory allocation.

Neil

> 
> Regards,
> Andreas
>