On 14.05.2008 [15:42:47 -0700], Eric B Munson wrote: > As environment variables are added and/or change meaning it will become more > complicated for end users to remember how to properly invoke their program > using libhugetlbfs. This front-end will be updated to setup and run > programs with libhugetlbfs without relying on the caller to remember how > the environment should be configured. > > Signed-off-by: Eric Munson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --- > > hugectl.c | 113 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/hugectl.c b/hugectl.c > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..d9aa35f > --- /dev/null > +++ b/hugectl.c > @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ > +/*************************************************************************** > + * User front end for using huge pages Copyright (C) 2008, IBM * > + * * > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * > + * it under the terms of the Lesser GNU General Public License as * > + * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the * > + * License, or at your option) any later version. * > + * * > + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * > + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * > + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * > + * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. * > + * * > + * You should have received a copy of the Lesser GNU General Public * > + * License along with this program; if not, write to the * > + * Free Software Foundation, Inc., * > + * 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. * > + ***************************************************************************/ > + > +/* > + * This program is going to be expanded to be a front end for using > + * libhugetlbfs as well as controlling certain process behavior. > + * Ideas for future implementation: > + * --report-page-sizes Gives all valid huge page sizes for this machine > + * --report-mounts Gives all mounts for libhugetlbfs (and their page size?) > + * --text-remap Puts the text section of target binary in huge pages > + * --bss-remap Puts the bss section of target binary in huge pages > + * --heap Backs malloc (morecore) with huge pages
Would it perhaps make sense to not have --stack support yet, given the upstream kernel patch hasn't been accepted. Instead, just support the abstraction of what options we already support in the library? Thanks, Nish -- Nishanth Aravamudan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IBM Linux Technology Center ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Libhugetlbfs-devel mailing list Libhugetlbfs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libhugetlbfs-devel
