linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Make alloc_gigantic

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Date:   Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:33:15 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        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>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Make alloc_gigantic_page() available for
 general use

On Wed 16-10-19 15:58:32, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/16/2019 02:28 PM, Michal Hocko wrote:
[...]
> > After other issues mentioned by David get resolved you can add
> 
> Just to confirm. Only the styling issues, right ? pfn_range_valid_contig(),
> pfn alignment and zone scanning all remain the same like before ?

Yes, if they need any special handling then let's do it in a separate
patch with a proper justification.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs