linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] mm: Make alloc_contig

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Message-ID: <YEC5QvTl6RGNbytK@localhost.localdomain>
Date:   Thu, 4 Mar 2021 11:41:06 +0100
From:   Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] mm: Make alloc_contig_range handle free hugetlb
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On Thu, Mar 04, 2021 at 11:32:29AM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> I think this is now the second fatal error we can have (-EINTR, -ENOMEM),
> thus the current interface (return "NULL" on fatal errros) no longer works
> properly.
> 
> No strong opinion about fixing this up on top - could be it's cleaner to
> just do it right away.

Ok, I see.

Then I will start working on that in v4.

Any more feedback to either patch#1 or patch#2?

Thanks!


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Oscar Salvador
SUSE L3