From 382591d500bbcd20a44416c5e0e292708468587c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Rientjes Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 19:27:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] x86-64: fixed size remaining fake nodes Extends the numa=fake x86_64 command-line option to split the remaining system memory into nodes of fixed size. Any leftover memory is allocated to a final node unless the command-line ends with a comma. For example: numa=fake=2*512,*128 gives two 512M nodes and the remaining system memory is split into nodes of 128M each. This is beneficial for systems where the exact size of RAM is unknown or not necessarily relevant, but the size of the remaining nodes to be allocated is known based on their capacity for resource management. Cc: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: David Rientjes Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen Cc: Paul Jackson Cc: Christoph Lameter Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/x86_64') diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt index 12a9aacecaae..6177d881983f 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt @@ -153,11 +153,15 @@ NUMA If a number, fakes CMDLINE nodes and ignores NUMA setup of the actual machine. Otherwise, system memory is configured depending on the sizes and coefficients listed. For example: - numa=fake=2*512,1024,4*256 - gives two 512M nodes, a 1024M node, and four 256M nodes. The - remaining system RAM is allocated to an additional node. If - the last character of CMDLINE is a *, the remaining system RAM - is instead divided up equally among its coefficient. + numa=fake=2*512,1024,4*256,*128 + gives two 512M nodes, a 1024M node, four 256M nodes, and the + rest split into 128M chunks. If the last character of CMDLINE + is a *, the remaining memory is divided up equally among its + coefficient: + numa=fake=2*512,2* + gives two 512M nodes and the rest split into two nodes. + Otherwise, the remaining system RAM is allocated to an + additional node. numa=hotadd=percent Only allow hotadd memory to preallocate page structures upto -- cgit v1.2.3