"Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n....@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes: > Nathan Lynch wrote: >> It would likely help with review and future maintenance if the semantics >> and intended use of the MaxMem field are made a little more >> explicit. For example, is it supposed to include persistent memory? >> Perhaps a follow-up patch could address this. Or maybe I'm overthinking >> it. > > This was primarily aimed to replicate what AIX lparstat does and > documentation (*) just says: > > Maximum Memory > Maximum possible amount of Memory. > > I think this mirrors the maximum memory value set in the LPAR profile, > and this provides a way to obtain that value from within the LPAR. > > This doesn't necessarily answer your question, but that's at least the > reference. > > (*) > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_aix_72/com.ibm.aix.cmds3/lparstat.htm
Thanks for the reference. Consider my concern withdrawn.
