On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Eric B Munson <emun...@mgebm.net> wrote:
> On 2012-11-15 03:42, telenn barz wrote:
>
>> Making some tests with libhugetlbfs on kernel 2.6.34, backing
>> automatically the heap, we realized that the fallback mechanism is
>> all-or-nothing : if theres not enough hugepages, the whole asked
>>
>> memory is backed by base pages.
>>
>> We expected libhugetlbfs to mix hugepages / basepages in such a case.
>> Would there be any issue with this requirement ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Telenn
>>
>
>
> Telenn,
>
> This may be possible on x86/x86_64 but it isn't possible on POWER due to
> memory segment page size restrictions. To avoid having arch dependent
> morecore hooks we have not attempted this.
>
> Page size restrictions on POWER ? Could you please tell more about this -
in a few words ?
Eric
>
Thanks,
Telenn
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single
web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware,
SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial.
Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications!
http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov
_______________________________________________
Libhugetlbfs-devel mailing list
Libhugetlbfs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libhugetlbfs-devel
