> The PowerPC 440 Linux kernel uses 256MB pages for the linear mapping. > When we run that as a guest, those pages would of course need to be > physically contiguous in the host.
> Another possibility is to fake out guest large pages by actually using > small pages on the host, and handle the extra faults in KVM without > notifying the guest. That seems like the best plan, for a first shot anyway. Also, even when you do support backing 256MB pages with 256MB pages, you probably still want the small-page backing as a backup in case you run out of large pages. Segher ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
