linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] shmem: fix tmpfs to handle the huge= option properly

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Date:   Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:59:00 +0300
From:   "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:     Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, dan.j.williams@...el.com,
        mawilcox@...rosoft.com, hughd@...gle.com,
        kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] shmem: fix tmpfs to handle the huge= option properly

On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 04:24:22PM -0600, Toshi Kani wrote:
> shmem_get_unmapped_area() checks SHMEM_SB(sb)->huge incorrectly,
> which leads to a reversed effect of "huge=" mount option.
> 
> Fix the check in shmem_get_unmapped_area().
> 
> Note, the default value of SHMEM_SB(sb)->huge remains as
> SHMEM_HUGE_NEVER.  User will need to specify "huge=" option to
> enable huge page mappings.
> 
> Reported-by: Hillf Danton <hillf.zj@...baba-inc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>

Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov