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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:49:59 -0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Add movablecore_map boot option
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On 11/27/2012 12:29 AM, Tang Chen wrote:
> Another approach is like the following:
> movable_node = 1,3-5,8
> This could set all the memory on the nodes to be movable. And the rest
> of memory works as usual. But movablecore_map is more flexible.

... but *much* harder for users, so movable_node is better in most cases.

	-hpa

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