Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/9] abstract kvm x86 mmu->n_free_mmu_pages

Avi Kivity
2010-06-16T08:40:43Z

On 06/15/2010 04:55 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> First of all, I think "free" is a poor name for this value. In
> this context, it means, "the number of mmu pages which this kvm
> instance should be able to allocate." To me, "free" implies
> much more that the objects are there and ready for use. I think
> "available" is a much better description, especially when you
> see how it is calculated.
>
>

Agreed. Note that if reclaim is improved, we can drop it completely and
let the kernel trim the cache when it grows too large.

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