[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH] page_alloc: use first half of higher order chunks when halving
>>> On 02.04.14 at 02:17, <mvrushton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 04/01/14 05:22, Tim Deegan wrote: >> As long as we don't also change the default allocation order in >> Xen. :) In general, linux shouldn't rely on the order that Xen >> allocates memory, as that might change later. If the current API >> can't do what's needed, maybe we can add another allocator >> hypercall or flag? > > Agree on not relying on the order in the long run. A new hypercall or > flag seems like overkill right now. The question for me comes down to my > proposed change which is more simple and solves the short term problem > or investing time in reworking the Linux code to make large allocations. I think it has become pretty clear by now that we'd rather not alter the hypervisor allocator for a purpose like this. Jan _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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