linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] mm/compaction: skip useless pfn when updating cached pfn

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Message-ID: <55EF0D0B.9050409@suse.cz>
Date:	Tue, 8 Sep 2015 18:30:03 +0200
From:	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To:	Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] mm/compaction: skip useless pfn when updating
 cached pfn

On 09/07/2015 07:35 AM, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 11:07:12AM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
>> On 08/24/2015 04:19 AM, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
>> 
>> In isolate_freepages_block() this means we actually go logically
>> *back* one pageblock, as the direction is opposite? I know it's not
>> an issue after the redesign patch so you wouldn't notice it when
>> testing the whole series. But there's a non-zero chance that the
>> smaller fixes are merged first and the redesign later...
> 
> Hello, Vlastimil.
> Sorry for long delay. I was on vacation. :)
> I will fix it next time.
> 
> Btw, if possible, could you review the patchset in detail? or do you

I'll try soon...

> have another plan on compaction improvement? Please let me know your
> position to determine future plan of this patchset.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

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