2011/3/7 Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> > >> > Could we do something where we keep the default hpage_size looking like >> > it does now, but append the size explicitly for the new entries? >> > >> > HugePages_Total(1G): 2 >> > HugePages_Free(1G): 1 >> > HugePages_Rsvd(1G): 1 >> > HugePages_Surp(1G): 1 >> > >> >> Let's not change the existing interface, please. >> >> Adding new fields: OK. >> Changing the way in whcih existing fields are calculated: OKish. >> Renaming existing fields: not OK. > > How about lining up multiple values in each field like this? > > HugePages_Total: 5 2 > HugePages_Free: 2 1 > HugePages_Rsvd: 3 1 > HugePages_Surp: 1 1 > Hugepagesize: 2048 1048576 kB > ... > > This doesn't change the field names and the impact for user space > is still small? > > Thanks, > Naoya > I don't like this either, Dave's suggestion impacts userspace the least, as code that looks for default huge page size pool info will still find it, but it won't match the sized entries. Your suggestion means that I need to change how libhugetlbfs, for instance, parses meminfo. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href