linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] vmw_balloon: 64-bit limit support, compaction, shrinker

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Date:   Wed, 6 Feb 2019 12:52:00 -0500
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Julien Freche <jfreche@...are.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] vmw_balloon: 64-bit limit support, compaction,
 shrinker

On Tue, Feb 05, 2019 at 09:13:30PM -0800, Nadav Amit wrote:
> Various enhancements for VMware balloon, some of which are remainder
> from a previous patch-set.
> 
> Patch 1: Aumps the version number, following recent changes
> Patch 2: Adds support for 64-bit memory limit
> Patches 3-4: Support for compaction
> Patch 5: Support for memory shrinker - disabled by default
> Patch 6: Split refused pages to improve performance
> 
> Since the 3rd patch requires Michael Tsirkin ack, which has not arrived
> in the last couple of times the patch was sent, please consider applying
> patches 1-2 for 5.1.
> 
> Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
> Cc: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
> Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> Cc: virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org


I don't seem to have got anything except patch 0 either directly
or through virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Could you bounce the relevant patches there?

Thanks!

> Nadav Amit (5):
>   vmw_balloon: bump version number
>   mm/balloon_compaction: list interfaces
>   vmw_balloon: compaction support
>   vmw_balloon: add memory shrinker
>   vmw_balloon: split refused pages
> 
> Xavier Deguillard (1):
>   vmw_balloon: support 64-bit memory limit
> 
>  drivers/misc/Kconfig               |   1 +
>  drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c         | 511 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  include/linux/balloon_compaction.h |   4 +
>  mm/balloon_compaction.c            | 139 +++++---
>  4 files changed, 566 insertions(+), 89 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.17.1