linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] mm: inititalize struct pages when adding a section

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Message-ID: <CAGM2rebjVFpeWKV1wx5=3f6=Tx6h5qT9jszacGpB9pEcYKO1FA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:45:31 -0400
From:   Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>
To:     david@...hat.com
Cc:     mhocko@...nel.org,
        Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        mingo@...nel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        dan.j.williams@...el.com, jack@...e.cz, mawilcox@...rosoft.com,
        jglisse@...hat.com, Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com>,
        kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        osalvador@...hadventures.net, yasu.isimatu@...il.com,
        malat@...ian.org, Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
        iamjoonsoo.kim@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] mm: inititalize struct pages when adding a section

>
> So i guess we agree that the right fix for this is to not touch struct
> pages when removing memory, correct?

Yes in my opinion that would be the correct fix.

Thank you,
Pavel

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> --
>
> Thanks,
>
> David / dhildenb
>