linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] alpha: switch to NO

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Message-Id: <20180627120020.GE4291@rapoport-lnx>
Date:   Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:00:20 +0300
From:   Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:     Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        linux-alpha <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alpha: switch to NO_BOOTMEM

On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 01:38:51PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Wed 27-06-18 14:32:48, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > Replace bootmem allocator with memblock and enable use of NO_BOOTMEM like
> > on most other architectures.
> > 
> > The conversion does not take care of NUMA support which is marked broken
> > for more than 10 years now.
> 
> It would be great to describe how is the conversion done. At least on
> high level.

It's straightforward, isn't it? :)

Sure, no problem. I'll just wait for other feedback before sending v2.

> -- 
> Michal Hocko
> SUSE Labs
> 

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.