linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Add a reason for reserved pages in has_unmovable

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Message-ID: <20191004105824.GD9578@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Fri, 4 Oct 2019 12:58:24 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Pavel Tatashin <pavel.tatashin@...rosoft.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Add a reason for reserved pages in
 has_unmovable_pages()

On Thu 03-10-19 13:40:57, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> Having unmovable pages on a given pageblock should be reported correctly
> when required with REPORT_FAILURE flag. But there can be a scenario where a
> reserved page in the page block will get reported as a generic "unmovable"
> reason code. Instead this should be changed to a more appropriate reason
> code like "Reserved page".

Others have already pointed out this is just redundant but I will have a
more generic comment on the changelog. There is essentially no
information why the current state is bad/unhelpful and why the chnage is
needed. All you claim is that something is a certain way and then assert
that it should be done differently. That is not how changelogs should
look like.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs