linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/19] mm/mpol: Add MPOL_MF

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Message-ID: <20121001094554.GA19112@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:45:55 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>, riel@...hat.com,
	oleg@...hat.com, pjt@...gle.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	Lee.Schermerhorn@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/19] mm/mpol: Add MPOL_MF_NOOP


* Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl> wrote:
> > From: Lee Schermerhorn <lee.schermerhorn@...com>
> >
> > This patch augments the MPOL_MF_LAZY feature by adding a 
> > "NOOP" policy to mbind().  When the NOOP policy is used with 
> > the 'MOVE and 'LAZY flags, mbind() [check_range()] will walk 
> > the specified range and unmap eligible pages so that they 
> > will be migrated on next touch.
> 
> This patch is mistitled. The new flag is MPOL_NOOP. That made 
> it difficult to find the commit in linux-next. Does it make 
> sense to fix the patch title before this hits mainline?

In isolation such a minor title problem alone does not justify 
rebasing.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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