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2017 Dec 15
0
[PATCH v19 3/7] xbitmap: add more operations
...egment, ptr, > GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_NOWARN)) > goto out3; > out3: > kfree(ptr->bitmap); > out2: > kfree(ptr); > out1: > return false; > } And what is the user supposed to do if this returns false? How do they make headway? The xb_ API is clear -- you call xb_prealloc and that ensures forward progress.
2017 Dec 12
21
[PATCH v19 0/7] Virtio-balloon Enhancement
This patch series enhances the existing virtio-balloon with the following new features: 1) fast ballooning: transfer ballooned pages between the guest and host in chunks using sgs, instead of one array each time; and 2) free page block reporting: a new virtqueue to report guest free pages to the host. The second feature can be used to accelerate live migration of VMs. Here are some details: Live
2017 Dec 12
21
[PATCH v19 0/7] Virtio-balloon Enhancement
This patch series enhances the existing virtio-balloon with the following new features: 1) fast ballooning: transfer ballooned pages between the guest and host in chunks using sgs, instead of one array each time; and 2) free page block reporting: a new virtqueue to report guest free pages to the host. The second feature can be used to accelerate live migration of VMs. Here are some details: Live