Thread (31 messages) 31 messages, 10 authors, 2017-04-23

Re: [PATCH 5/9] powerpc/vmemmap: Add altmap support

From: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>
Date: 2017-04-12 00:24:29
Also in: nvdimm

On Wed, 2017-04-12 at 03:42 +1000, Oliver O'Halloran wrote:
Adds support to powerpc for the altmap feature of ZONE_DEVICE memory. An
altmap is a driver provided region that is used to provide the backing
storage for the struct pages of ZONE_DEVICE memory. In situations where
large amount of ZONE_DEVICE memory is being added to the system the
altmap reduces pressure on main system memory by allowing the mm/
metadata to be stored on the device itself rather in main memory.

Signed-off-by: Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@gmail.com>
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Reviewed-by: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>
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