linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] mm: Move recent_rotated pages calculation to shrink_inactive

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Date:   Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:57:59 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>
Cc:     daniel.m.jordan@...cle.com, mhocko@...e.com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] mm: Move recent_rotated pages calculation to
 shrink_inactive_list()

On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:35:21 +0300 Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com> wrote:

> Currently, struct reclaim_stat::nr_activate is a local variable,
> used only in shrink_page_list(). This patch introduces another
> local variable pgactivate to use instead of it, and reuses
> nr_activate to account number of active pages.
> 
> Note, that we need nr_activate to be an array, since type of page
> may change during shrink_page_list() (see ClearPageSwapBacked()).

The patch has nothing to do with the Subject:

reclaim_stat::nr_activate is not a local variable - it is a struct member.

I can kinda see what the patch is doing but the changelog needs more
care, please.