public inbox for linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: David Mosberger <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch 1/3] Reclaim pmd and pte entries to quicklists.
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:21:05 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <16934.11841.391406.192152@napali.hpl.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050226142541.GE10965@lnx-holt.americas.sgi.com>

>>>>> On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:44:37 -0600, Robin Holt <holt@sgi.com> said:

  >> pgd_alloc:

  >> ...  pgd = alloc_one_fast(mm, PTRS_PER_PGD * sizeof(pgd_t));

  Robin> Since the size of page tables does not change on a running
  Robin> system, would you accept three BUG_ONs in mm/init.c that
  Robin> check pgd, pmd, and pte allocation sizes?  That will be
  Robin> clearer and definitely not have any chance of impacting
  Robin> runtime.

I suppose that's OK.  I still think the above interface is clearer,
but understand that the impact would be bigger on the existing patch.

	--david

      parent reply	other threads:[~2005-03-02 21:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-02-26 14:25 [Patch 1/3] Reclaim pmd and pte entries to quicklists Robin Holt
2005-03-01 19:23 ` David Mosberger
2005-03-01 21:10 ` Robin Holt
2005-03-02 17:36 ` David Mosberger
2005-03-02 18:33 ` Robin Holt
2005-03-02 18:43 ` David Mosberger
2005-03-02 20:44 ` Robin Holt
2005-03-02 21:21 ` David Mosberger [this message]

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=16934.11841.391406.192152@napali.hpl.hp.com \
    --to=davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com \
    --cc=linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox