RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-04 Thread KY Srinivasan
or.org; akpm@linux- > foundation.org; linux...@kvack.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page(). > > On 03/03/2013 06:36 PM, KY Srinivasan wrote: > >> I guess the most obvious question about exporting this symbol is, "Why > >> doesn't any of the other hyperviso

Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-04 Thread Dave Hansen
On 03/03/2013 06:36 PM, KY Srinivasan wrote: >> I guess the most obvious question about exporting this symbol is, "Why >> doesn't any of the other hypervisor balloon drivers need this? What is >> so special about hyper-v?" > > The balloon protocol that Hyper-V has specified is designed around

Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-04 Thread Dave Hansen
On 03/03/2013 06:36 PM, KY Srinivasan wrote: I guess the most obvious question about exporting this symbol is, Why doesn't any of the other hypervisor balloon drivers need this? What is so special about hyper-v? The balloon protocol that Hyper-V has specified is designed around the

RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-04 Thread KY Srinivasan
- foundation.org; linux...@kvack.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page(). On 03/03/2013 06:36 PM, KY Srinivasan wrote: I guess the most obvious question about exporting this symbol is, Why doesn't any of the other hypervisor balloon drivers need this? What is so special about hyper-v

RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-03 Thread KY Srinivasan
@linux-foundation.org; linux- > m...@kvack.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page(). > > On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 02:14:02AM +, KY Srinivasan wrote: > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gre...@linuxfoundati

Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-03 Thread Greg KH
de...@linuxdriverproject.org; > > o...@aepfle.de; > > a...@canonical.com; a...@firstfloor.org; a...@linux-foundation.org; linux- > > m...@kvack.org > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page(). > > > > On Sun, Mar 03, 2013 at 06:27:55PM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasa

RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-03 Thread KY Srinivasan
@linux-foundation.org; linux- > m...@kvack.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page(). > > On Sun, Mar 03, 2013 at 06:27:55PM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: > > The split_page() function will be very useful for balloon drivers. On > > Hyper-V, > > it will b

Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-03 Thread Greg KH
On Sun, Mar 03, 2013 at 06:27:55PM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: > The split_page() function will be very useful for balloon drivers. On Hyper-V, > it will be very efficient to use 2M allocations in the guest as this (a) makes > the ballooning protocol with the host that much more efficient and

Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-03 Thread Greg KH
On Sun, Mar 03, 2013 at 06:27:55PM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: The split_page() function will be very useful for balloon drivers. On Hyper-V, it will be very efficient to use 2M allocations in the guest as this (a) makes the ballooning protocol with the host that much more efficient and (b)

RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-03 Thread KY Srinivasan
- m...@kvack.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page(). On Sun, Mar 03, 2013 at 06:27:55PM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: The split_page() function will be very useful for balloon drivers. On Hyper-V, it will be very efficient to use 2M allocations in the guest

Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-03 Thread Greg KH
; a...@canonical.com; a...@firstfloor.org; a...@linux-foundation.org; linux- m...@kvack.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page(). On Sun, Mar 03, 2013 at 06:27:55PM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: The split_page() function will be very useful for balloon drivers. On Hyper-V

RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page().

2013-03-03 Thread KY Srinivasan
- m...@kvack.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export split_page(). On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 02:14:02AM +, KY Srinivasan wrote: -Original Message- From: Greg KH [mailto:gre...@linuxfoundation.org] Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 9:08 PM To: KY Srinivasan Cc: linux-kernel