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From: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Cc: Andy Nelson <andy@thermo.lanl.gov>,
	mingo@elte.hu, akpm@osdl.org, arjan@infradead.org,
	arjanv@infradead.org, haveblue@us.ibm.com, kravetz@us.ibm.com,
	lhms-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@kvack.org, mbligh@mbligh.org, mel@csn.ul.ie,
	nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au
Subject: Re: [Lhms-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Fragmentation Avoidance V19
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:48:57 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200511042048.59310.rob@landley.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0511041310130.28804@g5.osdl.org>

On Friday 04 November 2005 15:22, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Now, if you want _most_ of memory to be available for hugepages, you
> really will always require a special boot option, and a friendly machine
> maintainer. Limiting things like inodes, process descriptors etc to a
> smallish percentage of memory would not be acceptable in general.

But it might make it a lot easier for User Mode Linux to give unused memory 
back to the host system via madvise(DONT_NEED).

(Assuming there's some way to beat the page cache into submission and actually 
free up space.  If there was an option to tell the page cache to stay the 
heck out of the hugepage zone, it would be just about perfect...)

Rob

  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-11-05  2:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 213+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-11-04 17:03 [Lhms-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Fragmentation Avoidance V19 Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 17:49 ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04 17:51   ` Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 20:12 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-04 21:04   ` Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 21:14     ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-04 21:22     ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04 21:39       ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-05  2:48       ` Rob Landley [this message]
2005-11-06 10:59       ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-04 21:31     ` Gregory Maxwell
2005-11-04 22:43       ` Andi Kleen
2005-11-05  0:07         ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-06  1:30         ` Zan Lynx
2005-11-06  2:25           ` Rob Landley
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-11-05  1:52 Seth, Rohit
2005-11-05  1:37 Seth, Rohit
2005-11-07  0:34 ` Andy Nelson
2005-11-07 18:58   ` Adam Litke
2005-11-07 20:51     ` Rohit Seth
2005-11-07 20:55       ` Andy Nelson
2005-11-07 20:58         ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-07 21:20           ` Rohit Seth
2005-11-07 21:33             ` Adam Litke
2005-11-08  2:12         ` David Gibson
2005-11-07 21:11       ` Adam Litke
2005-11-07 21:31         ` Rohit Seth
2005-11-04 21:51 Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 17:56 Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 15:19 Andy Nelson
2005-11-04  1:00 Andy Nelson
2005-11-04  1:16 ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-04  1:27   ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-04  5:14 ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04  6:10   ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-04  6:38     ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-04  7:26       ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-04  7:37         ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-04 15:31       ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04 15:39         ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-04 15:53         ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-06  7:34           ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-06 15:55             ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-06 18:18               ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-06  8:44         ` Kyle Moffett
2005-11-06 16:12           ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-06 17:00             ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-07  8:00               ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-07 11:00                 ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-07 12:20                   ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-07 19:34                     ` Steven Rostedt
2005-11-07 23:38                       ` Joel Schopp
2005-11-13  2:30                         ` Rob Landley
2005-11-14  1:58                           ` Joel Schopp
2005-11-04  7:44     ` Eric Dumazet
2005-11-07 16:42       ` Adam Litke
2005-11-04 14:56   ` Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 15:18     ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-04 15:39       ` Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 16:05         ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-04 16:07         ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04 16:40           ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-04 17:22             ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04 17:43               ` Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 16:00     ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04 16:13       ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-04 16:40         ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04 17:10           ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-04 16:14       ` Andy Nelson
2005-11-04 16:49         ` Linus Torvalds
2005-10-30 18:33 Mel Gorman
2005-10-31  5:57 ` [Lhms-devel] " Mike Kravetz
2005-10-31  6:37   ` Nick Piggin
2005-10-31  7:54     ` Andrew Morton
2005-10-31  7:11       ` Nick Piggin
2005-10-31 16:19         ` Mel Gorman
2005-10-31 23:54           ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-01  1:28             ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-01  1:42               ` Nick Piggin
     [not found]       ` <27700000.1130769270@[10.10.2.4]>
     [not found]         ` <20051031112409.153e7048.akpm@osdl.org>
     [not found]           ` <3660000.1130787652@flay>
2005-10-31 23:59             ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-01  1:36               ` Mel Gorman
     [not found]         ` <4366A8D1.7020507@yahoo.com.au>
     [not found]           ` <Pine.LNX.4.58.0510312333240.29390@skynet>
     [not found]             ` <4366C559.5090504@yahoo.com.au>
2005-11-01 15:25               ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-01 15:33                 ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-01 16:57                   ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-01 17:00                     ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-01 18:58                   ` Rob Landley
     [not found]               ` <Pine.LNX.4.58.0511010137020.29390@skynet>
     [not found]                 ` <4366D469.2010202@yahoo.com.au>
     [not found]                   ` <Pine.LNX.4.58.0511011014060.14884@skynet>
2005-11-01 13:56                     ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-01 14:10                       ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-01 14:29                         ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-01 14:49                           ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-01 15:01                             ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-01 15:22                               ` Dave Hansen
     [not found]                                 ` <20051102084946.GA3930@elte.hu>
     [not found]                                   ` <436880B8.1050207@yahoo.com.au>
2005-11-02  9:32                                     ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-02  9:48                                       ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02 10:54                                         ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-02 15:02                                         ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03  3:21                                           ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-03 15:36                                             ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 15:40                                               ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-11-03 15:51                                                 ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 15:57                                                   ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 16:20                                                   ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-11-03 16:27                                                   ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-03 16:46                                                     ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 16:52                                                       ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 17:19                                                         ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 17:48                                                           ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-03 17:51                                                           ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 17:59                                                             ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-11-03 18:08                                                               ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 18:17                                                                 ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 18:44                                                                   ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 18:51                                                                     ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 19:35                                                                       ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 22:40                                                                         ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 22:56                                                                           ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 23:01                                                                             ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-04  0:58                                                                   ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-04  1:06                                                                     ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-04  1:20                                                                       ` Paul Mackerras
2005-11-04  1:22                                                                       ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-04  1:48                                                                         ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-04  1:59                                                                           ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-04  2:35                                                                             ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-04  1:26                                                                       ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-03 21:11                                                                 ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-03 18:03                                                             ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 20:00                                                               ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-03 20:46                                                               ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-03 18:48                                                             ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 19:08                                                               ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 22:37                                                                 ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-03 23:16                                                                   ` Linus Torvalds
2005-11-03 23:39                                                                     ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-04  0:42                                                                       ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-04  4:39                                                                     ` Andrew Morton
2005-11-04 16:22                                                                 ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-03 15:53                                                 ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-01 16:48                               ` Kamezawa Hiroyuki
2005-11-01 16:59                                 ` Kamezawa Hiroyuki
2005-11-01 17:19                                 ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-02  0:32                                   ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2005-11-02 11:22                                     ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-01 18:06                                 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2005-11-02  7:19                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-02  7:46                                   ` Gerrit Huizenga
2005-11-02  8:50                                     ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  9:12                                       ` Gerrit Huizenga
2005-11-02  9:37                                         ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02 10:17                                           ` Gerrit Huizenga
2005-11-02 23:47                                           ` Rob Landley
2005-11-03  4:43                                             ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-03  6:07                                               ` Rob Landley
2005-11-03  7:34                                                 ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-03 17:54                                                   ` Rob Landley
2005-11-03 20:13                                                     ` Jeff Dike
2005-11-03 16:35                                                 ` Jeff Dike
2005-11-03 16:23                                                   ` Badari Pulavarty
2005-11-03 18:27                                                     ` Jeff Dike
2005-11-03 18:49                                                     ` Rob Landley
2005-11-04  4:52                                                     ` Andrew Morton
2005-11-04  5:35                                                       ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-04  5:48                                                         ` Andrew Morton
2005-11-04  6:42                                                           ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-04  7:10                                                             ` Andrew Morton
2005-11-04  7:45                                                               ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-04  8:02                                                                 ` Andrew Morton
2005-11-04  9:52                                                                   ` Paul Jackson
2005-11-04 15:27                                                                     ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-04 15:19                                                               ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-04 17:38                                                                 ` Andrew Morton
2005-11-04  6:16                                                         ` Bron Nelson
2005-11-02 10:41                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-02 11:04                                       ` Gerrit Huizenga
2005-11-02 12:00                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-02 12:42                                           ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-02 15:02                                           ` Gerrit Huizenga
2005-11-03  0:10                                             ` Rob Landley
2005-11-02  7:57                                   ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  0:51                             ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  7:42                               ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-02  8:24                                 ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  8:33                                   ` Yasunori Goto
2005-11-02  8:43                                     ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02 14:51                                       ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-02 23:28                                       ` Rob Landley
2005-11-03  5:26                                         ` Jeff Dike
2005-11-03  5:41                                           ` Rob Landley
2005-11-01 14:41                       ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-01 14:46                         ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-01 15:23                           ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-01 18:33                           ` Rob Landley
2005-11-01 19:02                             ` Ingo Molnar
2005-11-01 14:50                         ` Dave Hansen
2005-11-01 15:24                           ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-02  5:11                         ` Andrew Morton
2005-11-01 18:23                       ` Rob Landley
2005-11-01 20:31                         ` Joel Schopp
2005-11-01 20:59                   ` Joel Schopp
2005-11-02  1:06                     ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  1:41                       ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-02  2:03                         ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  2:24                           ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-02  2:49                             ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  4:39                               ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-02  5:09                                 ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  5:14                                   ` Martin J. Bligh
2005-11-02  6:23                                     ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2005-11-02 10:15                                       ` Nick Piggin
2005-11-02  7:19                               ` Yasunori Goto
2005-11-02 11:48                               ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-02 11:41                           ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-02 11:37                       ` Mel Gorman
2005-11-02 15:11                       ` Mel Gorman

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