Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-03-12 Thread Jan Beulich
On 12.03.2021 15:32, George Dunlap wrote: >> On Feb 16, 2021, at 3:29 PM, Jan Beulich wrote: >> On 16.02.2021 11:28, George Dunlap wrote: >>> --- /dev/null >>> +++ b/docs/hypervisor-guide/memory-allocation-functions.rst >>> @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ >>> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 >>> + >>> +Xe

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-03-12 Thread George Dunlap
> On Mar 12, 2021, at 2:32 PM, George Dunlap wrote: > > > >> On Feb 16, 2021, at 3:29 PM, Jan Beulich wrote: >> >> On 16.02.2021 11:28, George Dunlap wrote: >>> --- /dev/null >>> +++ b/docs/hypervisor-guide/memory-allocation-functions.rst >>> @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ >>> +.. SPDX-License-Identifie

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-03-12 Thread George Dunlap
> On Feb 16, 2021, at 3:29 PM, Jan Beulich wrote: > > On 16.02.2021 11:28, George Dunlap wrote: >> --- /dev/null >> +++ b/docs/hypervisor-guide/memory-allocation-functions.rst >> @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ >> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 >> + >> +Xenheap memory allocation functions >> +===

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-03-09 Thread George Dunlap
> On Mar 6, 2021, at 8:03 PM, Julien Grall wrote: > > Hi George, > > On 16/02/2021 11:17, George Dunlap wrote: >>> On Feb 16, 2021, at 11:16 AM, George Dunlap >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Feb 16, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Julien Grall wrote: Hi George, On 16/02/2021 10:2

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-03-06 Thread Julien Grall
Hi George, On 16/02/2021 11:17, George Dunlap wrote: On Feb 16, 2021, at 11:16 AM, George Dunlap wrote: On Feb 16, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Julien Grall wrote: Hi George, On 16/02/2021 10:28, George Dunlap wrote: Document the properties of the various allocators and lay out a clear rubric

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-02-16 Thread Jan Beulich
On 16.02.2021 11:28, George Dunlap wrote: > --- /dev/null > +++ b/docs/hypervisor-guide/memory-allocation-functions.rst > @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 > + > +Xenheap memory allocation functions > +=== > + > +In general Xen contains two p

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-02-16 Thread George Dunlap
> On Feb 16, 2021, at 11:16 AM, George Dunlap wrote: > > > >> On Feb 16, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Julien Grall wrote: >> >> Hi George, >> >> On 16/02/2021 10:28, George Dunlap wrote: >>> Document the properties of the various allocators and lay out a clear >>> rubric for when to use each. >>> Si

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-02-16 Thread George Dunlap
> On Feb 16, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Julien Grall wrote: > > Hi George, > > On 16/02/2021 10:28, George Dunlap wrote: >> Document the properties of the various allocators and lay out a clear >> rubric for when to use each. >> Signed-off-by: George Dunlap >> --- >> This doc is my understanding of t

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-02-16 Thread George Dunlap
> On Feb 16, 2021, at 10:28 AM, George Dunlap wrote: > > Document the properties of the various allocators and lay out a clear > rubric for when to use each. > > Signed-off-by: George Dunlap > --- > > This doc is my understanding of the properties of the current > allocators (alloc_xenheap_p

Re: [PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-02-16 Thread Julien Grall
Hi George, On 16/02/2021 10:28, George Dunlap wrote: Document the properties of the various allocators and lay out a clear rubric for when to use each. Signed-off-by: George Dunlap --- This doc is my understanding of the properties of the current allocators (alloc_xenheap_pages, xmalloc, and

[PATCH DO NOT APPLY] docs: Document allocator properties and the rubric for using them

2021-02-16 Thread George Dunlap
Document the properties of the various allocators and lay out a clear rubric for when to use each. Signed-off-by: George Dunlap --- This doc is my understanding of the properties of the current allocators (alloc_xenheap_pages, xmalloc, and vmalloc), and of Jan's proposed new wrapper, xvmalloc.