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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 01:14:04 +0000
From: "Li, Liang Z" <liang.z.li@...el.com>
To: "Hansen, Dave" <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
"mst@...hat.com" <mst@...hat.com>
CC: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
"virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org"
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Subject: RE: [RESEND PATCH v3 kernel 1/7] virtio-balloon: rework deflate to
add page to a list
> On 10/20/2016 11:24 PM, Liang Li wrote:
> > Will allow faster notifications using a bitmap down the road.
> > balloon_pfn_to_page() can be removed because it's useless.
>
> This is a pretty terse description of what's going on here. Could you try to
> elaborate a bit? What *is* the current approach? Why does it not work
> going forward? What do you propose instead? Why is it better?
Sure. The description will be more clear if it's described as you suggest. Thanks!
Liang
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