Re: [RESEND v7 2/3] x86: probe memory block size advisement value during mm init

[Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>]

Gregory Price wrote:
> Systems with hotplug may provide an advisement value on what the
> memblock size should be.  Probe this value when the rest of the
> configuration values are considered.
> 
> The new heuristic is as follows
> 
> 1) set_memory_block_size_order value if already set (cmdline param)
> 2) minimum block size if memory is less than large block limit
> 3) if no hotplug advice: Max block size if system is bare-metal,
>    otherwise use end of memory alignment.
> 4) if hotplug advice: lesser of advice and end of memory alignment.
> 
> Convert to cpu_feature_enabled() while at it.[1]
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241031103401.GBZyNdGQ-ZyXKyzC_z@fat_crate.local/
> 
> Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
> Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Gregory Price <gourry@gourry.net>
> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
> Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
> Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org>
> Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> Tested-by: Fan Ni <fan.ni@samsung.com>

Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>

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