On 08.10.20 10:30, David Hildenbrand wrote: > > > 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. -- Thanks, David / dhildenb
