linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xen/balloon: don't use PV mode extra memory for zone device allocations

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Message-ID: <c2d5f0c5-803d-7ca9-3f57-3d230874e310@oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 7 Apr 2022 16:04:21 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xen/balloon: don't use PV mode extra memory for zone
 device allocations


On 4/7/22 5:38 AM, Juergen Gross wrote:
> When running as a Xen PV guest use the extra memory (memory which isn't
> allocated for the guest at boot time) only for ballooning purposes and
> not for zone device allocations. This will remove some code without any
> lack of functionality.
>
> While at it move some code to get rid of another #ifdef.
>
> Remove a comment which is stale since some time now.
>
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>


Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>