Re: [PATCH v8 1/3] memory: implement memory_block_advise/probe_max_size

[Oscar Salvador]

On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 10:34:03AM -0500, Gregory Price wrote:
> Hotplug memory sources may have opinions on what the memblock size
> should be - usually for alignment purposes.  For example, CXL memory
> extents can be 256MB with a matching alignment. If this size/alignment
> is smaller than the block size, it can result in stranded capacity.
> 
> Implement memory_block_advise_max_size for use prior to allocator init,
> for software to advise the system on the max block size.
> 
> Implement memory_block_probe_max_size for use by arch init code to
> calculate the best block size. Use of advice is architecture defined.
> 
> The probe value can never change after first probe. Calls to advise
> after probe will return -EBUSY to aid debugging.
> 
> On systems without hotplug, always return -ENODEV and 0 respectively.
> 
> Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Fan Ni <fan.ni@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Gregory Price <gourry@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@xxxxxxx>


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Oscar Salvador
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