Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-22 Thread Luiz Capitulino
On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:00:39 -0700 Andrew Morton wrote: > On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:58:45 -0400 Luiz Capitulino > wrote: > > > HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than > > MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via > > the buddy allocator.

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-22 Thread Luiz Capitulino
On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:00:39 -0700 Andrew Morton a...@linux-foundation.org wrote: On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:58:45 -0400 Luiz Capitulino lcapitul...@redhat.com wrote: HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-17 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:58:45 -0400 Luiz Capitulino wrote: > HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than > MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via > the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is > greater than MAX_ORDER

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-17 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:58:45 -0400 Luiz Capitulino lcapitul...@redhat.com wrote: HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is greater

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-13 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2014/04/11 2:58), Luiz Capitulino wrote: > HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than > MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via > the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is > greater than MAX_ORDER order) have to be

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-13 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2014/04/11 2:58), Luiz Capitulino wrote: HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is greater than MAX_ORDER order) have to be allocated

[PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-10 Thread Luiz Capitulino
HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is greater than MAX_ORDER order) have to be allocated at boottime. However, boottime allocation

[PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-10 Thread Luiz Capitulino
HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is greater than MAX_ORDER order) have to be allocated at boottime. However, boottime allocation

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-09 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2014/04/10 2:56), Luiz Capitulino wrote: On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 09:42:01 +0900 Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: (2014/04/09 4:02), Luiz Capitulino wrote: HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-09 Thread Luiz Capitulino
On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 09:42:01 +0900 Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: > (2014/04/09 4:02), Luiz Capitulino wrote: > > HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than > > MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via > > the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is,

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-09 Thread Luiz Capitulino
On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 09:42:01 +0900 Yasuaki Ishimatsu isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com wrote: (2014/04/09 4:02), Luiz Capitulino wrote: HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy allocator.

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-09 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2014/04/10 2:56), Luiz Capitulino wrote: On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 09:42:01 +0900 Yasuaki Ishimatsu isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com wrote: (2014/04/09 4:02), Luiz Capitulino wrote: HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-08 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2014/04/09 4:02), Luiz Capitulino wrote: > HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than > MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via > the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is > greater than MAX_ORDER order) have to be

[PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-08 Thread Luiz Capitulino
HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is greater than MAX_ORDER order) have to be allocated at boottime. However, boottime allocation

[PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-08 Thread Luiz Capitulino
HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is greater than MAX_ORDER order) have to be allocated at boottime. However, boottime allocation

Re: [PATCH 5/5] hugetlb: add support for gigantic page allocation at runtime

2014-04-08 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2014/04/09 4:02), Luiz Capitulino wrote: HugeTLB is limited to allocating hugepages whose size are less than MAX_ORDER order. This is so because HugeTLB allocates hugepages via the buddy allocator. Gigantic pages (that is, pages whose size is greater than MAX_ORDER order) have to be allocated