linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] mm: Remove managed_page

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Message-ID: <20181108101400.GU27423@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Thu, 8 Nov 2018 11:14:00 +0100
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Arun KS <arunks@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        khlebnikov@...dex-team.ru, minchan@...nel.org, vbabka@...e.cz,
        osalvador@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, getarunks@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] mm: Remove managed_page_count spinlock

On Thu 08-11-18 15:33:06, Arun KS wrote:
> On 2018-11-08 14:04, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Thu 08-11-18 13:53:18, Arun KS wrote:
> > > Now totalram_pages and managed_pages are atomic varibles. No need
> > > of managed_page_count spinlock.
> > 
> > As explained earlier. Please add a motivation here. Feel free to reuse
> > wording from
> > http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181107103630.GF2453@dhcp22.suse.cz
> 
> Sure. Will add in next spin.

Andrew usually updates changelogs if you give him the full wording.
I would wait few days before resubmitting, if that is needed at all.
0day will throw a lot of random configs which can reveal some leftovers.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs