On Fri, 15 Feb 2008, Paul Jackson wrote: > --- 2.6.24-mm1.orig/include/linux/mempolicy.h 2008-02-15 00:11:10.000000000 > -0800 > +++ 2.6.24-mm1/include/linux/mempolicy.h 2008-02-15 15:16:16.031031424 > -0800 > @@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ > * Copyright 2003,2004 Andi Kleen SuSE Labs > */ > > +/* > + * The 'policy' field of 'struct mempolicy' has both a mode and > + * some flags packed into it. The flags (MPOL_F_* below) occupy > + * the high bit positions (MPOL_MODE_FLAGS), and the mempolicy > + * modes (the "Policies" below) are encoded in the remaining low > + * bit positions. > + */ > + > /* Policies */ > enum { > MPOL_DEFAULT, > @@ -18,16 +26,12 @@ enum { > }; > > /* > - * The lower MPOL_FLAG_SHIFT bits of the policy mode represent the MPOL_* > - * constants defined in the above enum. The upper bits represent optional > - * set_mempolicy() or mbind() MPOL_F_* mode flags. > + * Optional flags that modify nodemask numbering. > */ > -#define MPOL_FLAG_SHIFT (8) > -#define MPOL_MODE_MASK ((1 << MPOL_FLAG_SHIFT) - 1) > - > -/* Flags for set_mempolicy */ > -#define MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES (1 << MPOL_FLAG_SHIFT) > -#define MPOL_MODE_FLAGS (MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES) /* legal > set_mempolicy() MPOL_F_* flags */ > +#define MPOL_F_RELATIVE_NODES (1<<14) /* remapped relative to > cpuset */ > +#define MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES (1<<15) /* unremapped physical masks */ > +#define MPOL_MODE_FLAGS (MPOL_F_RELATIVE_NODES|MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES) > + /* combined MPOL_F_* mask flags > */ > > /* Flags for get_mempolicy */ > #define MPOL_F_NODE (1<<0) /* return next IL mode instead of node mask */ > @@ -128,14 +132,14 @@ static inline int mpol_equal(struct memp > > #define mpol_set_vma_default(vma) ((vma)->vm_policy = NULL) > > -static inline unsigned char mpol_mode(unsigned short mode) > +static inline unsigned short mpol_mode(unsigned short mode) > { > - return mode & MPOL_MODE_MASK; > + return mode & ~MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > } > > static inline unsigned short mpol_flags(unsigned short mode) > { > - return mode & ~MPOL_MODE_MASK; > + return mode & MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > } > > /* > @@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ static inline int mpol_equal(struct memp > > #define mpol_set_vma_default(vma) do {} while(0) > > -static inline unsigned char mpol_mode(unsigned short mode) > +static inline unsigned short mpol_mode(unsigned short mode) > { > return 0; > } > --- 2.6.24-mm1.orig/mm/mempolicy.c 2008-02-15 00:18:35.000000000 -0800 > +++ 2.6.24-mm1/mm/mempolicy.c 2008-02-15 08:16:52.034431591 -0800 > @@ -884,8 +884,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mbind(unsigned long > > if (mpol_mode(mode) >= MPOL_MAX) > return -EINVAL; > - if (mpol_flags(mode) & ~MPOL_MODE_FLAGS) > - return -EINVAL; > err = get_nodes(&nodes, nmask, maxnode); > if (err) > return err; > @@ -898,13 +896,9 @@ asmlinkage long sys_set_mempolicy(int mo > { > int err; > nodemask_t nodes; > - unsigned short flags; > > if (mpol_mode(mode) >= MPOL_MAX) > return -EINVAL; > - if (mpol_flags(mode) & ~MPOL_MODE_FLAGS) > - return -EINVAL; > - flags = mpol_flags(mode) & MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > err = get_nodes(&nodes, nmask, maxnode); > if (err) > return err; >
There's been significant changes in this area since my last posting, but I agree that doing a slight variation of this is better. On that topic, I am ready to post the updated patchset but I'd like to do it with your bitmap_onto() patch so that I can fully implement and test MPOL_F_RELATIVE_NODES. Do you know when the patch that adds bitmap_onto(), which is a name I think I noticed you liking, will be available? David -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/