linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] mm: Generalize HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE

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Message-ID: <c33fe839-82c6-d0cd-32d6-b386d143ac51@arm.com>
Date:   Tue, 2 Mar 2021 12:07:47 +0530
From:   Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>, linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:     linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] mm: Generalize HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE



On 3/2/21 11:13 AM, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> 
> 
> Le 02/03/2021 à 06:13, Anshuman Khandual a écrit :
>> HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE need not be defined for each individual
>> platform subscribing it. Instead just make it generic.
>>
>> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
>> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
>> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
>> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
>> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
>> Cc: linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
>> Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
>> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
>> Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
>> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
>> ---
>> This change was originally suggested in an earilier discussion. This
>> applies on v5.12-rc1 and has been build tested on all applicable
>> platforms i.e ia64 and powerpc.
>>
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mm/patch/1613024531-19040-3-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/
>>
>> Changes in V2:
>>
>> - Added a description for HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE
> 
> You are doing more than adding a description: you are making it user selectable. Is that what you want ?

No, this was unintended. Will drop that description.