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

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Message-ID: <a0038e13-371a-0967-bfcc-aee2d734cd0a@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:38:38 -0500
From:   Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
To:     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 12/17/19 2:08 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> 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. 

You can send a follow up patch to make that change if akpm doesn't roll
it in.

Cheers,
Longman