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From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: [Patch2/4]: fake numa for x86_64 patches
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On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 05:34:27PM -0800, Rohit Seth wrote:
> This patch increases the NODE_SHIFT from 6 to 8 to allow maximum of 256
> nodes.

Well you just change the default? Why do you think it's a good default?
I think it's a bit too large for a default, using too much memory etc.

Of course any custom build can use a non default value.

-Andi