linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/vmscan: remove prefetch_prev_lru

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Message-Id: <FC618797-2F5E-4F73-A244-0DC19AA1CB74@lca.pw>
Date:   Tue, 14 Jan 2020 08:46:21 -0500
From:   Qian Cai <cai@....pw>
To:     Alex Shi <alex.shi@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/vmscan: remove prefetch_prev_lru_page



> On Jan 14, 2020, at 7:55 AM, Alex Shi <alex.shi@...ux.alibaba.com> wrote:
> 
> This macro are never used in git history. So better to remove.

When removing unused thingy, it is important to figure out which commit introduced it in the first place and Cc the relevant people in that commit.