Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] docs: fix superpage default value

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 12:44:18PM -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 01:57:17PM +0100, Wei Liu wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 12:49:37PM +0100, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> > > On 20/07/17 12:47, Wei Liu wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 12:45:38PM +0100, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 12:35:56PM +0100, Wei Liu wrote:
> > > > > > The code says it defaults to false.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >   docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown | 2 +-
> > > > > >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown 
> > > > > > b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
> > > > > > index 3f90c3b7a8..f524294aa6 100644
> > > > > > --- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
> > > > > > +++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
> > > > > > @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ mode during S3 resume.
> > > > > >   ### allowsuperpage
> > > > > >   > `= <boolean>`
> > > > > > -> Default: `true`
> > > > > > +> Default: `false`
> > > > > >   Permit Xen to use superpages when performing memory management.
> > > > > I'm not an expert on Xen MM code, but isn't this intended for PV
> > > > > guests? The description above makes it look like this is for Xen
> > > > > itself, but AFAICT from skimming over the code this seems to be a PV
> > > > > feature, in which case the text above should be fixed to prevent
> > > > > confusion.
> > > > I believe it is PV only, but I'm not 100% sure.
> > > > 
> > > > I would love to fix the text as well if possible.
> > > 
> > > I'm fairly sure this option applies exclusively to PV superpages. Double
> > > check the logic through the code, but I think (since dropping 32bit
> > > support), we have no configuration where Xen might not be able to use
> > > superpages.
> > > 
> > 
> > So we can just delete this option and make Xen always use superpage?
> > That would be fine by me, too.
> 
> Can we just nuke the code altogther?
> 
> Oracle is not using it anymore.

Sure! I was about to ask you about that.

I'm happy to submit patches to nuke it from both the hypervisor and toolstack.

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