Re: large page patch

[Martin J. Bligh]

>   DaveM>    In my opinion the proposed large-page patch addresses a
>   DaveM> relatively pressing need for databases (primarily).
> 
>   DaveM> Databases want large pages with IPC_SHM, how can this
>   DaveM> special syscal hack address that?
> 
> I believe the interface is OK in that regard.  AFAIK, Oracle is happy
> with it.

Is Oracle now the world's only database? I think not.
 
>   DaveM> It's great for experimentation, but give up syscall slots
>   DaveM> for this?
> 
> I'm a bit concerned about this, too.  My preference would have been to
> use the regular mmap() and shmat() syscalls with some
> augmentation/hint as to what the preferred page size is 

I think that's what most users would prefer, and I don't think it
adds a vast amount of kernel complexity. Linus doesn't seem to
be dead set against the shmem modifications at least ... so that's
half way there ;-)

M.