Re: [PATCH] mm/mempolicy.c: make sys_mbind & sys_set_mempolicy aware of task_struct->mems_allowed

[Andi Kleen]

Rafael Aquini <aquini@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Among several other features enabled when CONFIG_CPUSETS is defined,
> task_struct is enhanced with the nodemask_t mems_allowed element that
> serves to register/report on which memory nodes the task may obtain
> memory. Also, two new lines that reflect the value registered at
> task_struct->mems_allowed are added to the '/proc/[pid]/status' file:

As Christoph said this was intentionally designed this way. Originally
there was some consideration of "relative policies", but that is not
implemented and had various issues. 

They're orthogonal mechanisms.

-Andi

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