func (th *TopologyHint) LessThan(other TopologyHint) bool {
	if th.Preferred != other.Preferred {
		return th.Preferred
	}
	return th.NUMANodeAffinity.IsNarrowerThan(other.NUMANodeAffinity)
}

var _ Manager = &manager{}

// NewManager creates a new TopologyManager based on provided policy and scope

			bestHint = hint
			continue
		}

		// both hints has the same preferred value, but the current hint has less NUMA nodes than the extended one
		if hint.Preferred == bestHint.Preferred && hint.NUMANodeAffinity.IsNarrowerThan(bestHint.NUMANodeAffinity) {
			bestHint = hint
		}
	}
	return &bestHint
}

// GetAllocatableMemory returns the amount of allocatable memory for each NUMA node