Re: Patch]Add strict_goal parameter to __alloc_bootmem_core

On (08/11/07 08:51), Zou Nan hai didst pronounce: > Resend the patch for more people to review. > > If __alloc_bootmem_core was given a goal, it will first try to allocate > memory above that goal. If failed, it will try from the low pages. > > Sometimes we don't want this behavior, we want the g

Patch]Add strict_goal parameter to __alloc_bootmem_core

Resend the patch for more people to review. If __alloc_bootmem_core was given a goal, it will first try to allocate memory above that goal. If failed, it will try from the low pages. Sometimes we don't want this behavior, we want the goal to be strict. This patch introduce a strict_goal paramete

[Patch]Add strict_goal parameter to __alloc_bootmem_core

If __alloc_bootmem_core was given a goal, it will first try to allocate memory above that goal. If failed, it will try from the low pages. Sometimes we don't want this behavior, we want the goal to be strict. This patch introduce a strict_goal parameter to __alloc_bootmem_core, If strict_goal i