linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -mm v2 01/11] mm: track free size between VMAs in VMA rbtree

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Message-ID: <4FE47D0E.3000804@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:11:26 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, aarcange@...hat.com, minchan@...il.com,
	kosaki.motohiro@...il.com, andi@...stfloor.org, hannes@...xchg.org,
	mel@....ul.ie, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm v2 01/11] mm: track free size between VMAs in VMA
 rbtree

On 06/22/2012 05:58 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-06-21 at 17:57 -0400, Rik van Riel wrote:
>> @@ -1941,6 +2017,8 @@ detach_vmas_to_be_unmapped(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>          *insertion_point = vma;
>>          if (vma)
>>                  vma->vm_prev = prev;
>> +       if (vma)
>> +               rb_augment_erase_end(&vma->vm_rb, vma_rb_augment_cb, NULL);
>
> Shouldn't that be adjust_free_gap()? There is after all no actual erase
> happening.

You are right. I will fix this and also adjust the comment
above adjust_free_gap().

I am still trying to wrap my brain around your alternative
search algorithm, not sure if/how it can be combined with
arbitrary address limits and alignment...

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