linux-kernel - Re: [patch -mm] mm: slab allocate memory section nodemask for large systems

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0911031759350.1187@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:00:43 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
	Gary Hade <garyhade@...ibm.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@...ibm.com>,
	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [patch -mm] mm: slab allocate memory section nodemask for large
 systems

On Mon, 2 Nov 2009, Alex Chiang wrote:

> Any comments on this patch series?
> 
> Turns out that Kame-san's fear about a memory section spanning
> several nodes on certain architectures (S390) isn't really
> applicable and even if it were, we have code to handle situation
> anyway.
> 
> Kame-san was generally supportive of these convenience symlinks
> although he did not give a formal ACK.
> 
> David has given an ACK on the two patches that do real work, as
> well as supplied the below patch.
> 
> I can respin this series once more, including David's Acked-by:
> and adding his patch if that makes life easier for you.
> 

It's probably in Andrew's queue after getting back from the kernel summit, 
it would be best to wait a week or so.
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