linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mm: Drop useless local parameters of __register_one

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Message-ID: <20170629121154.GA5039@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:11:54 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mm: Drop useless local parameters of
 __register_one_node()

On Thu 29-06-17 19:58:52, Dou Liyang wrote:
> Hi Michal,
> 
> At 06/29/2017 07:12 PM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> >On Wed 21-06-17 10:57:26, Dou Liyang wrote:
> >>... initializes local parameters "p_node" & "parent" for
> >>register_node().
> >>
> >>But, register_node() does not use them.
> >>
> >>Remove the related code of "parent" node, cleanup __register_one_node()
> >>and register_node().
> >>
> >>Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> >>Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
> >>Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
> >>Cc: isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com
> >>Signed-off-by: Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
> >>Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
> >
> >I am sorry, this slipped through cracks.
> >Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
> 
> Thanks for your Acked-by, but this patch has been added to the -mm tree.
> Its filename is
>    mm-drop-useless-local-parameters-of-__register_one_node.patch

Yeah, don't worry. Andrew will add the acked-by in his tree.

> This patch should soon appear at
> 
> http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/mm-drop-useless-local-parameters-of-__register_one_node.patch
> and later at
> 
> http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/mm-drop-useless-local-parameters-of-__register_one_node.patch
> 
> I don't know what should I do next ? :)

Wait for Andrew to send this to Linus during the next merge window.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs