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@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ huge page pool to 20, allocating or freeing huge pages, as required.
90On a NUMA platform, the kernel will attempt to distribute the huge page pool 90On a NUMA platform, the kernel will attempt to distribute the huge page pool
91over all the set of allowed nodes specified by the NUMA memory policy of the 91over all the set of allowed nodes specified by the NUMA memory policy of the
92task that modifies nr_hugepages. The default for the allowed nodes--when the 92task that modifies nr_hugepages. The default for the allowed nodes--when the
93task has default memory policy--is all on-line nodes. Allowed nodes with 93task has default memory policy--is all on-line nodes with memory. Allowed
94insufficient available, contiguous memory for a huge page will be silently 94nodes with insufficient available, contiguous memory for a huge page will be
95skipped when allocating persistent huge pages. See the discussion below of 95silently skipped when allocating persistent huge pages. See the discussion
96the interaction of task memory policy, cpusets and per node attributes with 96below of the interaction of task memory policy, cpusets and per node attributes
97the allocation and freeing of persistent huge pages. 97with the allocation and freeing of persistent huge pages.
98 98
99The success or failure of huge page allocation depends on the amount of 99The success or failure of huge page allocation depends on the amount of
100physically contiguous memory that is present in system at the time of the 100physically contiguous memory that is present in system at the time of the
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ resulting effect on persistent huge page allocation is as follows:
226 without first moving to a cpuset that contains all of the desired nodes. 226 without first moving to a cpuset that contains all of the desired nodes.
227 227
2285) Boot-time huge page allocation attempts to distribute the requested number 2285) Boot-time huge page allocation attempts to distribute the requested number
229 of huge pages over all on-lines nodes. 229 of huge pages over all on-lines nodes with memory.
230 230
231Per Node Hugepages Attributes 231Per Node Hugepages Attributes
232 232