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From: Sumit Gupta <sumit.g.007@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:10:26 +0530
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Subject: Query about merging memblock and bootmem into one new alloc
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Hi All,

For ARM Linux, during booting first memblock reserves memory regions then
bootmem allocator create node, mem_map, page bitmap data and then hands
over to buddy.
I have been thinking from some time about why we need two different
allocators for this.
Can we merge both into one(memblock into bootmem) or create a new allocator
which can speed up the same thing which is easy to enhance in future.
I am not sure about this and whether it's good idea or will it be fruitful.

Please suggest and share your opinion.

Thank you in advance for your help.


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Sumit Gupta
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi All,</div><div><br></div><div>For ARM Linux, durin=
g booting first memblock reserves memory regions then bootmem allocator cre=
ate node, mem_map, page bitmap data and then hands over to buddy.</div><div=
>I have been thinking from some time about why we need two different alloca=
tors for this.</div><div>Can we merge both into one(memblock into bootmem) =
or create a new allocator which can speed up the same thing which is easy t=
o enhance in future.</div><div>I am not sure about this and whether it&#39;=
s good idea or will it be fruitful.</div><div><br></div><div>Please suggest=
 and share your opinion.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance for =
your help.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_si=
gnature">Thanks &amp; Regards,<br>Sumit Gupta<br>Mob: +91-9717222038</div>
</div>

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