Re: [PATCH 4/4] dax: "Hotplug" persistent memory for use like normal RAM

[Yanmin Zhang]

On 2019/1/17 äå11:17, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 1/17/19 12:19 AM, Yanmin Zhang wrote:
> > >
> > I didn't try pmem and I am wondering it's slower than DRAM.
> > Should a flag, such like _GFP_PMEM, be added to distinguish it from
> > DRAM?
>
> Absolutely not. :)
Agree.

> We already have performance-differentiated memory, and lots of ways to
> enumerate and select it in the kernel (all of our NUMA infrastructure).
Kernel does manage memory like what you say.
My question is: with your patch, PMEM becomes normal RAM, then there is
a chance for kernel to allocate PMEM as DMA buffer.
Some super speed devices like 10Giga NIC, USB (SSIC connecting modem), 
might not work well if DMA buffer is in PMEM as it's slower than DRAM.

Should your patchset consider it?



> PMEM is also just the first of many "kinds" of memory that folks want to
> build in systems and use a "RAM".  We literally don't have space to put
> a flag in for each type.