linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: allow deferred page init for vmemmap only

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Message-ID: <CAGM2reZEK3-sRwCF4Zuyzk789zp1ghA0D4GQYqcHV4npNPPJVA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 May 2018 11:55:42 +0000
From:   Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>
To:     mhocko@...nel.org
Cc:     Steven Sistare <steven.sistare@...cle.com>,
        Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@...cle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, tglx@...utronix.de,
        Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        mgorman@...hsingularity.net, mingo@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
        Dennis Zhou <dennisszhou@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: allow deferred page init for vmemmap only

> This doesn't really explain why CONFIG_SPARSMEM or DISCONTIG has the
> problem.

Hi Michal,

Thank you for reviewing this patch. I sent out a version two of this patch,
with expanded explanation of the problem.

Thank you,
Pavel