Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 9/9] memalloc: allocate memory in reverse

2018-07-24 Thread Thomas Monjalon
24/07/2018 12:10, Burakov, Anatoly: > On 11-Jun-18 9:55 PM, Anatoly Burakov wrote: > > Currently, all hugepages are allocated from lower VA address to > > higher VA address, while malloc heap allocates from higher VA > > address to lower VA address. This results in heap fragmentation > > over time

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 9/9] memalloc: allocate memory in reverse

2018-07-24 Thread Burakov, Anatoly
On 11-Jun-18 9:55 PM, Anatoly Burakov wrote: Currently, all hugepages are allocated from lower VA address to higher VA address, while malloc heap allocates from higher VA address to lower VA address. This results in heap fragmentation over time due to multiple reserves leaving small space below t