Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 May 2015 13:49:01 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCHv2 0/3] Find mirrored memory, use for boot time allocations |
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On Fri, 8 May 2015 13:38:52 -0700 Tony Luck <tony.luck@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Will surplus ZONE_MIRROR memory be available for regular old movable > > allocations? > ZONE_MIRROR and ZONE_MOVABLE are pretty much opposites. We > only want kernel allocations in mirror memory, and we can't allow any > kernel allocations in movable (cause they'll pin it).
What I mean is: allow userspace to consume ZONE_MIRROR memory because we can snatch it back if it is needed for kernel memory.
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