[PATCH v3 00/10] IOMMU memory observability

[Pasha Tatashin]

On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 4:02 AM Michal Koutný <mkoutny at suse.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 04, 2024 at 02:12:26PM -0500, Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin at soleen.com> wrote:
> > Yes, we will have a difference between GFP_ACCOUNT and what
> > NR_IOMMU_PAGES shows. GFP_ACCOUNT is set only where it makes sense to
> > charge to user processes, i.e. IOMMU Page Tables, but there more IOMMU
> > shared data that should not really be charged to a specific process.
>
> I see. I'd suggest adding this explanation to commit 10/10 message
> (perhaps with some ballpark numbers of pages). In order to have a
> reference and understadning if someone decided to charge (and limit) all
> in the future.

Sure, I will update the commit log in 10/10 with this info if we will have v4.

Pasha

>
> Thanks,
> Michal