linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] ksm: change the KSM_REMOVE_MEMORY

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Date:	Wed, 6 May 2009 08:36:50 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...hat.com>
To:	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>
Cc:	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>, Izik Eidus <ieidus@...hat.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, chrisw@...hat.com,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, device@...ana.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	nickpiggin@...oo.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] ksm: change the KSM_REMOVE_MEMORY_REGION ioctl.

* Andrea Arcangeli (aarcange@...hat.com) wrote:
> On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 03:25:25PM +0100, Hugh Dickins wrote:
> > silently ignore may fit better with whether module has been loaded yet
> > (we can keep a list of what's registered, for when module is loaded).
> 
> NOTE: it will not fail if the module isn't loaded yet. It must
> succeed! Otherwise it would also need to fail after it succeeded if we
> unload the module later...

I actually see little value in it even being modular.
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