[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH RFC] Remove PV superpage support (v1).
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 09:00:15AM -0700, Jan Beulich wrote: > >>> On 29.01.16 at 16:30, <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I am hoping the maintainers can guide me in how they would like: > > - Deal with documentation? I removed the allowsuperpage from documentation > > but perhaps it should just mention deprecated? > > Since you delete the option, deleting it from doc seems fine to me. > > > - I left put_superpage as put_page_from_l2e calls it - but I can't see > > how the _PAGE_PSE bit would be set as you won't be able to even > > put that bit on (after my patch). Perhaps just make it an > > ASSERT in put_page_from_l2e? > > No, that can't be done. Did you check why it is the way it is > (having to do with the alternative initial P2M placement, which > does use superpages despite the guest itself not being able to > create any)? If I recall - this was done for P2M array when put in a different virtual address space? And this being only the initial domain - would this .. Oh this can be done for normal guests as well I presume? Time to dig in this a bit more. > Jan > _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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