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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3 of 8] libxl: adds few more memory operations

To: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3 of 8] libxl: adds few more memory operations
From: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:28:07 +0100
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Stefano Stabellini writes ("[Xen-devel] [PATCH 3 of 8] libxl: adds few more 
memory operations"):
> libxl: adds few more memory operations

These need to come with a comprehensive explanation of what these
various memory values are and how it's supposed to work.  Probably in
the form of a comment in libxl.h.

> libxl_get_free_memory_slack: calculate the amount of memory that should
> be left free in the system and write it on xenstore.

In particular, the purpose of this is rather opaque.  Is it really
something we should be exposing ?

Ian.

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