prompt "Memory model"
depends on SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL
default DISCONTIGMEM_MANUAL if ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_DEFAULT
+ default SPARSEMEM_MANUAL if ARCH_SPARSEMEM_DEFAULT
default FLATMEM_MANUAL
config FLATMEM_MANUAL
only have one option here: FLATMEM. This is normal
and a correct option.
- If unsure, choose this option over any other.
+ Some users of more advanced features like NUMA and
+ memory hotplug may have different options here.
+ DISCONTIGMEM is an more mature, better tested system,
+ but is incompatible with memory hotplug and may suffer
+ decreased performance over SPARSEMEM. If unsure between
+ "Sparse Memory" and "Discontiguous Memory", choose
+ "Discontiguous Memory".
+
+ If unsure, choose this option (Flat Memory) over any other.
config DISCONTIGMEM_MANUAL
bool "Discontigious Memory"
If unsure, choose "Flat Memory" over this option.
+config SPARSEMEM_MANUAL
+ bool "Sparse Memory"
+ depends on ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE
+ help
+ This will be the only option for some systems, including
+ memory hotplug systems. This is normal.
+
+ For many other systems, this will be an alternative to
+ "Discontigious Memory". This option provides some potential
+ performance benefits, along with decreased code complexity,
+ but it is newer, and more experimental.
+
+ If unsure, choose "Discontiguous Memory" or "Flat Memory"
+ over this option.
+
endchoice
config DISCONTIGMEM
def_bool y
depends on (!SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL && ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_ENABLE) || DISCONTIGMEM_MANUAL
+config SPARSEMEM
+ def_bool y
+ depends on SPARSEMEM_MANUAL
+
config FLATMEM
def_bool y
- depends on !DISCONTIGMEM || FLATMEM_MANUAL
+ depends on (!DISCONTIGMEM && !SPARSEMEM) || FLATMEM_MANUAL
+
+config FLAT_NODE_MEM_MAP
+ def_bool y
+ depends on !SPARSEMEM
#
# Both the NUMA code and DISCONTIGMEM use arrays of pg_data_t's
config HAVE_MEMORY_PRESENT
def_bool y
- depends on ARCH_HAVE_MEMORY_PRESENT
+ depends on ARCH_HAVE_MEMORY_PRESENT || SPARSEMEM