[PATCH v9 1/2] dts: Change hugepage runtime config to 2MB Exclusively

Juraj Linkeš juraj.linkes at pantheon.tech
Mon Jun 10 09:38:03 CEST 2024



On 7. 6. 2024 16:59, Nicholas Pratte wrote:
> The previous implementation configures and allocates hugepage sizes
> based on a system default. This can lead to two problems: overallocation of
> hugepages (which may crash the remote host), and configuration of hugepage
> sizes that are not recommended during runtime. This new implementation
> allows only 2MB hugepage allocation during runtime; any other unique
> hugepage size must be configured by the end-user for initializing DTS.
> 
> If the amount of 2MB hugepages requested exceeds the amount of 2MB
> hugepages already configured on the system, then the system will remount
> hugepages to cover the difference. If the amount of hugepages requested is
> either less than or equal to the amount already configured on the system,
> then nothing is done.
> 
> Bugzilla ID: 1370
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Pratte <npratte at iol.unh.edu>
> Reviewed-by: Jeremy Spewock <jspewock at iol.unh.edu>

Reviewed-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes at pantheon.tech>


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