linux-kernel - Re: + mm-revert-thp-make-madv_hugepage-check-for-mm-def

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Date:	Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:01:53 -0600
From:	Alex Thorlton <athorlton@....com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	schwidefsky@...ibm.com, rientjes@...gle.com, riel@...hat.com,
	pbonzini@...hat.com, mingo@...nel.org, mgorman@...e.de,
	kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, heiko.carstens@...ibm.com,
	hannes@...xchg.org, gerald.schaefer@...ibm.com,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com, aarcange@...hat.com
Subject: Re: + mm-revert-thp-make-madv_hugepage-check-for-mm-def_flags.patch
 added to -mm tree

On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 03:24:34PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:39:17 -0600 Alex Thorlton <athorlton@....com> wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > I'd suggest the patch below on top of your changes, but I won't argue.
> > 
> > I like this approach, and your updated comment as well.  This should
> > probably go in as [PATCH 2/4] in my series.  Do I need to spin a v5
> > with this new patch included in the series, or will Andrew pull this in?
> 
> Paolo's comments on Oleg's patch remain unaddressed, so please take a
> look at that and send out the final version?

Got it.  I'll get that to you tonight/tomorrow morning.

> An incremental patch would be preferred, please.  I'll later fold that
> into mm-revert-thp-make-madv_hugepage-check-for-mm-def_flags.patch to
> avoid any bisection holes.

Understood.  I'll keep them separate.

Thanks, Andrew!

- Alex
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