linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export a function to read vm_committed

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Date:	Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:49:15 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@...cle.com>
cc:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
	Konrad Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com,
	andi@...stfloor.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	kamezawa.hiroyuki@...il.com, mhocko@...e.cz, hannes@...xchg.org,
	yinghan@...gle.com
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export a function to read vm_committed_as

On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Dan Magenheimer wrote:

> > > Why?  Is xen using it for a different inference?
> > 
> > I think it is good to separate these patches. Dan (copied here) wrote the code for the
> > Xen self balloon driver. If it is ok with him I can submit the patch for Xen as well.
> 
> Hi KY --
> 
> If I understand correctly, this would be only a cosmetic (function renaming) change
> to the Xen selfballooning code.  If so, then I will be happy to Ack when I
> see the patch.  However, Konrad (konrad.wilk@...cle.com) is the maintainer
> for all Xen code so you should ask him... and (from previous painful experience)
> it can be difficult to sync even very simple interdependent changes going through
> different maintainers without breaking linux-next.  So I can't offer any
> help with that process, only commiseration. :-(
> 

I think this should be done in the same patch as the function getting 
introduced with a cc to Konrad and routed through -mm; even better, 
perhaps he'll have some useful comments for how this is used for xen that 
can be included for context.
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