linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] shmem: call __thp_get_unmapped

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Date:   Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:02:01 +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 2/2] shmem: call __thp_get_unmapped_area to alloc a
 pmd-aligned addr

On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 04:24:23PM -0600, Toshi Kani wrote:
> shmem_get_unmapped_area() provides a functionality similar
> to __thp_get_unmapped_area() as both allocate a pmd-aligned
> address.
> 
> Change shmem_get_unmapped_area() to do shm-specific checks
> and then call __thp_get_unmapped_area() for allocating
> a pmd-aligned address.
> 
> link: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/8/29/620
> Suggested-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.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>
> Cc: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

Looks good to me. Thanks.

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

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov