linux-kernel - Re: [External] Re: [PATCH v18 1/9] mm: memory_hotplug: factor out bootmem core functions to bootmem

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Date:   Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:53:33 +0100
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
To:     Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
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Subject: Re: [External] Re: [PATCH v18 1/9] mm: memory_hotplug: factor out
 bootmem core functions to bootmem_info.c

On Thu 11-03-21 16:45:51, Muchun Song wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 10:58 AM Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 10:14 PM Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > [I am sorry for a late review]
> >
> > Thanks for your review.
> >
> > >
> > > On Mon 08-03-21 18:27:59, Muchun Song wrote:
> > > > Move bootmem info registration common API to individual bootmem_info.c.
> > > > And we will use {get,put}_page_bootmem() to initialize the page for the
> > > > vmemmap pages or free the vmemmap pages to buddy in the later patch.
> > > > So move them out of CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE. This is just code
> > > > movement without any functional change.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>
> > > > Acked-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>
> > > > Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
> > > > Tested-by: Chen Huang <chenhuang5@...wei.com>
> > > > Tested-by: Bodeddula Balasubramaniam <bodeddub@...zon.com>
> > >
> > > Separation from memory_hotplug.c is definitely a right step. I am
> > > wondering about the config dependency though
> > > [...]
> > > > diff --git a/mm/Makefile b/mm/Makefile
> > > > index 72227b24a616..daabf86d7da8 100644
> > > > --- a/mm/Makefile
> > > > +++ b/mm/Makefile
> > > > @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SLUB) += slub.o
> > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_KASAN)  += kasan/
> > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_KFENCE) += kfence/
> > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_FAILSLAB) += failslab.o
> > > > +obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE) += bootmem_info.o
> > >
> > > I would have expected this would depend on CONFIG_SPARSE.
> > > BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE is really an odd thing to depend on here. There is
> > > some functionality which requires the node info but that can be gated
> > > specifically. Or what is the thinking behind?
> 
> I have tried this. And I find that it is better to depend on
> BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE instead of SPARSEMEM.
> 
> If we enable SPARSEMEM but disable HAVE_BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE,
> the bootmem_info.c also is compiled. Actually, we do not
> need those functions on other architectures. And these
> functions are also related to bootmem info. So it may be
> more reasonable to depend on BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE.
> Just my thoughts.

If BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE is disbabled then bootmem_info.c would be
effectivelly only {get,put}_page_bootmem, no?

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs