linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Align mmap address for DAX pmd mappings

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Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:43:39 -0400
From:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>
To:	Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	"linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org>,
	"david@...morbit.com" <david@...morbit.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"adilger.kernel@...ger.ca" <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
	"viro@...iv.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"tytso@....edu" <tytso@....edu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Align mmap address for DAX pmd mappings


On 4/21/2016 4:21 PM, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> On 04/21/2016 12:06 AM, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 11:10:25PM -0400, Toshi Kani wrote:
>>> How about moving the function (as is) to mm/huge_memory.c, rename it to
>>> get_hugepage_unmapped_area(), which is defined to NULL in huge_mm.h
>>> when TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE is unset?
>> Great idea.  Perhaps it should look something like this?
>>
>> unsigned long thp_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
>>                  unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags)
>> {
> Might want to keep the future possibility of PUD_SIZE THP in mind?

Yes, this is why the func name does not say 'pmd'. It can be extended to 
support
PUD_SIZE in future.

Thanks,
-Toshi