On 08/24/12 08:00 AM, Gilmore, Doug wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "C. Bergström" [mailto:cbergst...@pathscale.com] >> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:15 PM >> To: Gilmore, Doug >> Cc: open64-devel >> Subject: Re: [Open64-devel] review request for changes to libhugetlbfs >> >> On 08/24/12 05:13 AM, Gilmore, Doug wrote: >>> I have two changes to libhugetlbfs that I would like to have reviewed. >> Do you have any intention to push this upstream as well? > Don't know. > > I have been hoping that the performance issues with Transparent Huge > Pages (THP) will be addressed in the near future thus there is no need > for libhugetlbfs (the performance gains for THP are more appreciable > running under a VM rather than on the hardware). > > The development of libhugetlbfs has been pretty quiet lately, > so it may be others feel the same way. > > If that is the case then there isn't much of concern about merging > changes into the upstream library that may soon become obsolete. I'm not a mind reader and don't want to guess what others are thinking. Quiet projects can be for any sort of reasoning - I'd recommend to submit your patches upstream for review since someone there probably knows the code better. If accepted you make the sync easier in the future and upstream gets a little activity.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Open64-devel mailing list Open64-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open64-devel
