linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/9] mm, memory_hotplug: replace for_device by want_memblock in arch_add

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Message-ID: <13134523-80c2-92bc-ec4c-11d9e34f94a3@suse.cz>
Date:   Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:29:51 +0200
From:   Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Jerome Glisse <jglisse@...hat.com>,
        Reza Arbab <arbab@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Yasuaki Ishimatsu <yasu.isimatu@...il.com>,
        qiuxishi@...wei.com, Kani Toshimitsu <toshi.kani@....com>,
        slaoub@...il.com, Joonsoo Kim <js1304@...il.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>,
        Igor Mammedov <imammedo@...hat.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] mm, memory_hotplug: replace for_device by
 want_memblock in arch_add_memory

On 04/10/2017 01:03 PM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
> 
> arch_add_memory gets for_device argument which then controls whether we
> want to create memblocks for created memory sections. Simplify the logic
> by telling whether we want memblocks directly rather than going through
> pointless negation. This also makes the api easier to understand because
> it is clear what we want rather than nothing telling for_device which
> can mean anything.
> 
> This shouldn't introduce any functional change.
> 
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>

Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>