Re: [RFC] cpuset relative memory policies - second choice

From: David Rientjes
Date: Thu Nov 01 2007 - 15:06:25 EST


On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, Paul Jackson wrote:

> A library such as libnuma can set them, yes, but not everyone uses
> libnuma. Basically everyone uses the standard C library, glibc, which
> has the system call wrappers, but these wrappers should not be setting
> optional flags.
>

I think what would end up happening is that additional functions would be
added to libnuma that would effect the system-wide nodemask numbering by
simply OR'ing the MPOL_F_MODE_SYS_WIDE flag as part of the mode actual.

David
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