Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] virtio-mem: block size and address-assignment optimizations

[David Hildenbrand]

On 08.10.20 10:30, David Hildenbrand wrote:
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> 
> Let's try to detect the actual THP size and use it as default block size
> (unless the page size of the backend indicates that THP don't apply).
> Always allow to set a block size of 1 MiB, but warn if the configured block
> size is smaller than the default. Handle large block sizes better, avoiding
> a virtio-spec violation and optimizing address auto-detection.
> 
> For existing setups (x86-64), the default block size won't change (was, and
> will be 2 MiB on anonymous memory). For existing x86-64 setups, the address
> auto-detection won't change in relevant setups (esp., anonymous memory
> and hugetlbfs with 2 MiB pages and no manual configuration of the block
> size). I don't see the need for compatibility handling (especially, as
> virtio-mem is still not considered production-ready).
> 
> Most of this is a preparation for future architectures, using hugetlbfs
> to full extend, and using manually configured, larger block sizes
> (relevant for vfio in the future).

Ping.

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Thanks,

David / dhildenb