From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>
To: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Cc: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
akpm@linux-foundation.org, corbet@lwn.net,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Deprecate kernelcore=nn and movable_core=
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:10:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180718151009.GJ7193@dhcp22.suse.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1807171344320.12251@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
On Tue 17-07-18 13:46:43, David Rientjes wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018, Baoquan He wrote:
>
> > We can still use 'kernelcore=mirror' or 'movable_node' for the usage
> > of hotplug and movable zone. If somebody shows up with a valid usecase
> > we can reconsider.
> >
>
> We actively use kernelcore=n%, I had recently added support for the option
> in the first place in 4.17. It's certainly not deprecated.
>
> commit a5c6d6509342785bef53bf9508e1842b303f1878
> Author: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
> Date: Thu Apr 5 16:23:09 2018 -0700
>
> mm, page_alloc: extend kernelcore and movablecore for percent
What kind of functionality do you need to not depend on this knob?
I mean it is a gross hack and you are basically working around
fragmentation issues. ZONE_MOVABLE doesn't seem to be a long term
solution here IMHO.
--
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>
To: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Cc: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
akpm@linux-foundation.org, corbet@lwn.net,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Deprecate kernelcore=nn and movable_core=
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:10:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180718151009.GJ7193@dhcp22.suse.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1807171344320.12251@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
On Tue 17-07-18 13:46:43, David Rientjes wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018, Baoquan He wrote:
>
> > We can still use 'kernelcore=mirror' or 'movable_node' for the usage
> > of hotplug and movable zone. If somebody shows up with a valid usecase
> > we can reconsider.
> >
>
> We actively use kernelcore=n%, I had recently added support for the option
> in the first place in 4.17. It's certainly not deprecated.
>
> commit a5c6d6509342785bef53bf9508e1842b303f1878
> Author: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
> Date: Thu Apr 5 16:23:09 2018 -0700
>
> mm, page_alloc: extend kernelcore and movablecore for percent
What kind of functionality do you need to not depend on this knob?
I mean it is a gross hack and you are basically working around
fragmentation issues. ZONE_MOVABLE doesn't seem to be a long term
solution here IMHO.
--
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-07-18 15:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-07-17 13:18 [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Deprecate kernelcore=nn and movable_core= Baoquan He
2018-07-17 13:18 ` Baoquan He
2018-07-17 13:31 ` Michal Hocko
2018-07-17 13:31 ` Michal Hocko
2018-07-17 14:24 ` Baoquan He
2018-07-17 14:24 ` Baoquan He
2018-07-17 14:28 ` Michal Hocko
2018-07-17 14:28 ` Michal Hocko
2018-07-17 20:46 ` David Rientjes
2018-07-17 20:46 ` David Rientjes
2018-07-17 23:31 ` Baoquan He
2018-07-17 23:31 ` Baoquan He
2018-07-18 20:16 ` David Rientjes
2018-07-18 20:16 ` David Rientjes
2018-07-18 15:10 ` Michal Hocko [this message]
2018-07-18 15:10 ` Michal Hocko
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