linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 02/11] mm/hugetlb: Introduce a new config HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE

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Message-ID: <20201218154112.GA3115@localhost.localdomain>
Date:   Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:41:12 +0100
From:   Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>
To:     Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 02/11] mm/hugetlb: Introduce a new config
 HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP

On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 08:12:54PM +0800, Muchun Song wrote:
> The HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP option is used to enable the freeing
> of unnecessary vmemmap associated with HugeTLB pages. The config
> option is introduced early so that supporting code can be written
> to depend on the option. The initial version of the code only
> provides support for x86-64.
> 
> Like other code which frees vmemmap, this config option depends on
> HAVE_BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE. The routine register_page_bootmem_info() is
> used to register bootmem info. Therefore, make sure
> register_page_bootmem_info is enabled if HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP
> is defined.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>

Ok, this commit message is much more clear, and the same goes for the
config description.

Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>

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Oscar Salvador
SUSE L3