linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] docs/core-api: add memory allocation guide

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Message-Id: <20180920042930.GA19495@rapoport-lnx>
Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 07:29:30 +0300
From:   Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] docs/core-api: add memory allocation guide

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On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 12:27:55PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> As Vlastimil mentioned at [1], it would be nice to have some guide about
> memory allocation. This set adds such guide that summarizes the "best
> practices". 
> 
> The changes from the RFC include additions and corrections from Michal and
> Randy. I've also added markup to cross-reference the kernel-doc
> documentation.
> 
> I've split the patch into three to separate labels addition to the exiting
> files from the new contents.
> 
> v3 -> v4:
>   * make GFP_*USER* description less confusing
> 
> v2 -> v3:
>   * s/HW/hardware
> 
> [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg55542.html
> 
> Mike Rapoport (3):
>   docs: core-api/gfp_mask-from-fs-io: add a label for cross-referencing
>   docs: core-api/mm-api: add a lable for GFP flags section
>   docs: core-api: add memory allocation guide
> 
>  Documentation/core-api/gfp_mask-from-fs-io.rst |   2 +
>  Documentation/core-api/index.rst               |   1 +
>  Documentation/core-api/memory-allocation.rst   | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  Documentation/core-api/mm-api.rst              |   2 +
>  4 files changed, 127 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/core-api/memory-allocation.rst
> 
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.