linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ksm: use FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW

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Message-ID: <CAJd=RBD7OEmuP9HJS9eq2b5KFfNikf61Zi8+UkxQuD_88vRV4g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:04:26 +0800
From:	Hillf Danton <dhillf@...il.com>
To:	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
Cc:	Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>,
	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ksm: use FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY in breaking COW

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com> wrote:
> But what's the point in enlarging the kernel, adding code to make
> break_cow() look more complicated, when there's no way in which the
> addition can make an improvement?
>
Hello Hugh

Thanks for correcting me, there is no real point to complicate the function.

Hillf
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