Re: [PATCH] Doc: admin-guide: Add entry for kvm_cma_resv_ratio kernel param

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On 9/15/20 11:11 PM, sathnaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Satheesh Rajendran <sathnaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add document entry for kvm_cma_resv_ratio kernel param which
> is used to alter the KVM contiguous memory allocation percentage
> for hash pagetable allocation used by hash mode PowerPC KVM guests.
> 
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>  
> Signed-off-by: Satheesh Rajendran <sathnaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> index a1068742a6df..9cb126573c71 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -599,6 +599,15 @@
>  			altogether. For more information, see
>  			include/linux/dma-contiguous.h
>  
> +        kvm_cma_resv_ratio=n
> +                        [PPC]

You can put [PPC] on the line above.

> +                        Reserves given percentage from system memory area for
> +                        contiguous memory allocation for KVM hash pagetable
> +                        allocation.
> +                        Bydefault it reserves 5% of total system memory.

			   By default

> +                        Format: <integer>
> +                        Default: 5
> +

and please use tabs for indentation, not all spaces.

>  	cmo_free_hint=	[PPC] Format: { yes | no }
>  			Specify whether pages are marked as being inactive
>  			when they are freed.  This is used in CMO environments
> 

Entries in kernel-parameters.txt should be sorted into dictionary order,
so please put that with the other kvm parameters.

thanks.
-- 
~Randy




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