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Date:	Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:50:23 +0900
From:	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>
To:	Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>
Cc:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com" <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: error at compaction (Re: mmotm 2010-04-15-14-42 uploaded

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 05:32:13PM +0900, Minchan Kim wrote:
>>
>> Yes. Then, Let's add comment like split_page. :)
>>  /*
>>  * Note: this is probably too low level an operation for use in drivers.
>>  * Please consult with lkml before using this in your driver.
>>  */
>>
>
> I can, but the comment that was there says it's like split_page except the
> page is already free. This also covers not using it in a driver.

I see. In addition, you already mentioned "As this is only being used
for migration".
I missed one.
I don't have any against one.
Will you repost v2 which move split_free_pages out of compaction.c?
Anyway, feel free to add my reviewed-by sign.
Thanks, Mel.

Reviewed-by: Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>

>
> --
> Mel Gorman
> Part-time Phd Student                          Linux Technology Center
> University of Limerick                         IBM Dublin Software Lab
>



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Kind regards,
Minchan Kim
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