On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 16:49 -0700, Nishanth Aravamudan wrote: > 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?
True, I will send out V2 tomorrow with the stack stuff removed. -- Eric Munson IBM LTC [EMAIL PROTECTED] 503.578.3104
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