linux-kernel - Re: [External] Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm/page_alloc: Fix typo in debug info of calculate_node

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Message-ID: <20180509074857.GD32366@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Wed, 9 May 2018 09:48:57 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Huaisheng HS1 Ye <yehs1@...ovo.com>
Cc:     "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "vbabka@...e.cz" <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        "mgorman@...hsingularity.net" <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        "pasha.tatashin@...cle.com" <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>,
        "alexander.levin@...izon.com" <alexander.levin@...izon.com>,
        "hannes@...xchg.org" <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        "penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp" 
        <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
        "colyli@...e.de" <colyli@...e.de>,
        NingTing Cheng <chengnt@...ovo.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [External]  Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm/page_alloc: Fix typo in debug
 info of calculate_node_totalpages

On Sat 05-05-18 02:10:35, Huaisheng HS1 Ye wrote:
[...]
> But this printk is a relatively meaningful reference within dmesg log.
> Especially for people who doesn't have much experience, or someone
> has a plan to modify boundary of zones within free_area_init_*.

Could you be more specific please? I am not saying that the printk is
pointless but it is DEBUG and as such it doesn't give us a very good
picture.

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs