linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] mm/hugetlb: Defer freeing of huge pages if in non-task context

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Date:   Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:08:03 -0800
From:   Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc:     Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mm/hugetlb: Defer freeing of huge pages if in
 non-task context

On Tue, 17 Dec 2019, Waiman Long wrote:

>I could use this helper, but the statement is simple enough to understand.

Yes, but I'm mainly thinking for the sake of anyone looking through
llist users in the future, which can easily miss this when grepping
for example. Anyway, yes probably does not merit a v4 unless akpm wants
to fold it in or something.

Thanks,
Davidlohr