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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] support free hugepages
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 16:32:07 +0100
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2014-10-29 13:47, linhaifeng:
> rte_eal_hugepage_free() is used for unlink all hugepages.If you want to
> free all hugepages you must make sure that you have stop to use it,and you
> must call this function before exit process.
> 
> Signed-off-by: linhaifeng <haifeng.lin-hv44wF8Li93QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

Thanks for raising the need.
There is a discussion in the thread of the first version of this patch.
Neil suggests an automatic clean-up with hugepage refcounting.
It seems to be a good idea.

So this patch won't be integrated as is.

-- 
Thomas