linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] autonuma: Migrate on fault among multiple bound nodes

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Date:   Thu, 17 Sep 2020 04:11:28 +0100
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     Qian Cai <cai@...hat.com>, Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] autonuma: Migrate on fault among multiple bound nodes

On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 05:29:41PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 16.09.20 15:39, Qian Cai wrote:
> > On Wed, 2020-09-16 at 08:59 +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
> >>  static int apply_policy_zone(struct mempolicy *policy, enum zone_type zone)
> >> @@ -2474,11 +2481,13 @@ int mpol_misplaced(struct page *page, struct
> >> vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long
> >>  	int thisnid = cpu_to_node(thiscpu);
> >>  	int polnid = NUMA_NO_NODE;
> >>  	int ret = -1;
> >> +	bool moron;
> > 
> > Are you really going to use that name those days?
> > 
> > 
> 
> include/uapi/linux/mempolicy.h:#define MPOL_F_MORON     (1 << 4) /*
> Migrate On protnone Reference On Node */
> 
> Not commenting the decision for that name. It's uapi ... and naming the
> variable like the uapi flag seems to be a sane thing to do ... hmmm ...

Perhaps we could migrate to mopron / MPOL_F_MOPRON?