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Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch] by default don't give all memory to dom0

To: David Hopwood <david.nospam.hopwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch] by default don't give all memory to dom0
From: "Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:28:27 -0700
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In-reply-to: <4304E6A1.7090800@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; from david.nospam.hopwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 08:50:57PM +0100
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On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 08:50:57PM +0100, David Hopwood wrote:
> Siddha, Suresh B wrote:
> [...]
> 
> > +static void parse_reserve_dmamem(char *s)
> > +{
> > +    unsigned long long bytes = parse_size_and_unit(s);
> > +    /* If no unit is specified we default to kB units, not bytes. */
> > +    if ( isdigit(s[strlen(s)-1]) )
> > +        reserve_dmapages = (unsigned int)bytes >> (PAGE_SHIFT - 10);
> > +    else
> > +        reserve_dmapages = (unsigned int)(bytes >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> > +}
> 
> Shouldn't the default unit be consistent for all Xen memory parameters?

I am just following the dom0_mem conventions for which default unit is kB.
Am I missing something?

thanks,
suresh

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