Re: [PATCH] Use MAP_HUGETLB where supported (v3)

From: Christian Kruse <christian(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Peter Geoghegan <pg(at)heroku(dot)com>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Abhijit Menon-Sen <ams(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use MAP_HUGETLB where supported (v3)
Date: 2014-03-03 09:37:35
Message-ID: 20140303093734.GD20834@defunct.ch
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Hi,

On 28/02/14 17:58, Peter Geoghegan wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Heikki Linnakangas
> <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com> wrote:
> > Hmm, I wonder if that could now be misunderstood to have something to do
> > with the PostgreSQL page size? Maybe add the word "memory" or "operating
> > system" in the first sentence in the docs, like this: "Enables/disables the
> > use of huge memory pages".
>
> Whenever I wish to emphasize that distinction, I tend to use the term
> "MMU pages".

I don't like to distinct that much from Linux terminology, this may
lead to confusion. And to use this term only in one place doesn't seem
to make sense, too – naming will then be inconsistent and thus lead to
confusion, too. Do you agree?

Best regards,

--
Christian Kruse http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services

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