linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hugetlb: Add nohugepages parameter to prevent hugepages creation

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Date:   Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:21:44 -0300
From:   "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <kernel@...ccoli.net>
To:     Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
Cc:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>, Qian Cai <cai@....pw>,
        Guilherme Piccoli <gpiccoli@...onical.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jay Vosburgh <jay.vosburgh@...onical.com>,
        "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <kernel@...ccoli.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hugetlb: Add nohugepages parameter to prevent hugepages
 creation

On 10/18/19 3:29 PM, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> On 10/15/19 7:09 AM, Guilherme G. Piccoli wrote:
> Please do let us know if this can be done in tooling.
> 
> I am not opposed to the approach taken in your v2 patch as it essentially
> uses the hugepages_supported() functionality that exists today.  However,
> it seems that other distros have ways around this issue.  As such, I would
> prefer if the issue was addressed in the tooling.
> 

Thanks a lot Mike! I'll work on this and let you know if I were able to 
prevent hugepages from the tooling.

Cheers,


Guilherme