From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-vk0-f70.google.com (mail-vk0-f70.google.com [209.85.213.70]) by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 397A16B0038 for ; Mon, 6 Nov 2017 13:13:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-vk0-f70.google.com with SMTP id k123so4910942vkb.18 for ; Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:13:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-sor-f41.google.com (mail-sor-f41.google.com. [209.85.220.41]) by mx.google.com with SMTPS id w124sor4580674vka.256.2017.11.06.10.13.38 for (Google Transport Security); Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:13:38 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20171106180406.diowlwanvucnwkbp@dhcp22.suse.cz> References: <20171106171150.7a2lent6vdrewsk7@dhcp22.suse.cz> <20171106180406.diowlwanvucnwkbp@dhcp22.suse.cz> From: Maxim Levitsky Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 20:13:36 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Guaranteed allocation of huge pages (1G) using movablecore=N doesn't seem to work at all Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a11457176d4205f055d5469fe" Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org List-ID: To: Michal Hocko Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org --001a11457176d4205f055d5469fe Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Yes, I tested git head from mainline and few kernels from ubuntu repos since I was lazy to compile them too. Do you have an idea what can I do about this issue? Do you think its feasable to fix this? And if not using moveable zone, how would it even be possible to have guaranreed allocation of 1g pages I do know some kernel programming (I contributed some drivers for my laptop) so I could help if you have a direction for me to take. Best regards, Maxim Levitsky --001a11457176d4205f055d5469fe Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Yes, I tested git head from mainline and few kernels from ubu= ntu repos since I was lazy to compile them too.

Do you = have an idea what can I do about this issue? Do you think its feasable to f= ix this?=C2=A0

And if not using moveable zone, how woul= d it even be possible to have guaranreed allocation of 1g pages

I do know some kernel programming (I contributed some drivers for= my laptop) so I could help if you have a direction for me to take.

Best regards,
=C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Maxim Levitsky
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