linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] zsmalloc: promote to lib/

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Date:	Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:06:12 -0700
From:	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>
To:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
Cc:	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@...nok.org>,
	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@...cle.com>,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] zsmalloc: promote to lib/

2012/9/26 Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>:
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org> wrote:
>>  lib/Kconfig                              |    2 +
>>  lib/Makefile                             |    1 +
>>  lib/zsmalloc/Kconfig                     |   18 +
>>  lib/zsmalloc/Makefile                    |    1 +
>>  lib/zsmalloc/zsmalloc.c                  | 1064 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> What's wrong with mm/zsmalloc.c?

I think mm/ directory should only contain the code which is intended
for global use such as the slab allocator, page reclaim code etc.
zsmalloc is used by only one (or possibly two) drivers, so lib/ seems
to be the right place.

Thanks,
Nitin
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