linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 0/2] kvm: Use huge pages for DAX-backed files

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Date:   Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:22:36 -0500
From:   Barret Rhoden <brho@...gle.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jason.zeng@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH v5 0/2] kvm: Use huge pages for DAX-backed files

This patchset allows KVM to map huge pages for DAX-backed files.

v4 -> v5:
v4: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191211213207.215936-1-brho@google.com/
- Rebased onto kvm/queue
- Removed the switch statement and fixed PUD_SIZE; just use
  dev_pagemap_mapping_shift() > PAGE_SHIFT
- Added explanation of parameter changes to patch 1's commit message

v3 -> v4:
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190404202345.133553-1-brho@google.com/
- Rebased onto linus/master

v2 -> v3:
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20181114215155.259978-1-brho@google.com/
- Updated Acks/Reviewed-by
- Rebased onto linux-next

v1 -> v2:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20181109203921.178363-1-brho@google.com/
- Updated Acks/Reviewed-by
- Minor touchups
- Added patch to remove redundant PageReserved() check
- Rebased onto linux-next

RFC/discussion thread:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20181029210716.212159-1-brho@google.com/

Barret Rhoden (2):
  mm: make dev_pagemap_mapping_shift() externally visible
  kvm: Use huge pages for DAX-backed files

 arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 include/linux/mm.h     |  3 +++
 mm/memory-failure.c    | 38 +++-----------------------------------
 mm/util.c              | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

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