linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hugetlb: Remove check_coalesce

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Date:   Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:07:16 -0800
From:   Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
To:     Mina Almasry <almasrymina@...gle.com>
Cc:     David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hugetlb: Remove check_coalesce_bug debug code

On 2/19/20 3:36 PM, Mina Almasry wrote:
> Commit b5f16a533ce8a ("hugetlb: support file_region coalescing
> again") made changes to the resv_map code which are hard to test, it
> so added debug code guarded by CONFIG_DEBUG_VM which conducts an
> expensive operation that loops over the resv_map and checks it for
> errors.
> 
> Unfortunately, some distros have CONFIG_DEBUG_VM on in their default
> kernels, and we don't want this debug code behind CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
> and called each time a file region is added. This patch removes this
> debug code. I may look into making it a test or leave it for my local
> testing.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@...gle.com>
> 
> Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
> Cc: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
> Cc: Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@...gle.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> 
> Fixes: b5f16a533ce8a ("hugetlb: support file_region coalescing again")

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>

The review also applies to the original patch with the removal of
this code.
-- 
Mike Kravetz