linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] send callback when swap slot is freed

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Message-ID: <4AB487FD.5060207@cs.helsinki.fi>
Date:	Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:27:57 +0300
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	ngupta@...are.org
CC:	Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ed Tomlinson <edt@....ca>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	linux-mm-cc <linux-mm-cc@...top.org>,
	kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com, nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] send callback when swap slot is freed

Hi Nitin,

Nitin Gupta wrote:
> It is understood that this swap notify callback is bit of a hack. I think
> we will not gain much trying to beautify this hack. However, I agree with
> Hugh's suggestion to rename this notify callback related function/variables
> to make it explicit that its completely ramzswap related. I will send a 
> path that affects these renames as reply to patch 0/4.

I don't quite agree and do think that my approach is a better long-term 
solution. That said, it's Hugh's call, not mine. Hugh?

			Pekka
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