2021-08-06 09:06 (UTC+0000), Gagandeep Singh: > Hi, > > I can understand "-m" option can be used in "-legacy-mode" to limit the > memory reservation during the eal_init. > Is it true for dynamic memory allocation mode as well that dynamically > allocated memory cannot be more than memory specified in "-m"? Or this option > is valid only for legacy mode? > > Regards, > Gagab
Hi Gagab, In any mode -m specifies how much memory to request from the OS during EAL startup. In legacy mode, this will be the maximum amount of memory DPDK can allocate. In dynamic mode, this is just initial amount that also will never be freed back to the system (while everything above this will).
