Re: [PATCH 1/4] conf: Introduce memory allocation threads
On 3/22/22 16:05, Michal Privoznik wrote:
Since its commit v5.0.0-rc0~75^2~1^2~3 QEMU is capable of
specifying number of threads used to allocate memory. While it
defaults to the number of vCPUs, users might want to use a
different value (especially for humongous guests with gigantic
pages).
Err, this statement is not correct. The default value is 1 and not
number of vCPUs. If it was numbed of vCPUs then these patches would be
that necessary. I've reworded this paragraph locally to:
Since its commit v5.0.0-rc0~75^2~1^2~3 QEMU is capable of
specifying number of threads used to allocate memory. It defaults
to 1, which may be too low for humongous guests with gigantic
pages.
Thank to David Hildebrand for pointing this out to me.
Michal