Re: [patch 0/4] ia64 SPARSEMEM

David Mosberger
2005-05-26T20:09:06Z

>>>>> On Tue, 24 May 2005 12:27:39 -0400, Bob Picco <bob.picco@hp.com> said:

>> + * SECTION_SIZE_BITS 2^N: how big each section will be

Bob> I don't perceive VIRTUAL_MEM_MAP as a nicer solution. Actually
Bob> SPARSEMEM is a very elegant solution for memory holes and
Bob> hotplug memory.

Except that it requires configuration? What happens if
SECTION_SIZE_BITS is chosen wrong or poorly for a given (perhaps new)
platform?

--david