linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/5] mm/madvise: introduce MADV_POPULATE

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Message-ID: <48cede0e-152a-598c-c63a-ed712e0f61c3@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:46:48 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Helge Deller <deller@....de>, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>,
        Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>,
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        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@...tec.de>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/5] mm/madvise: introduce MADV_POPULATE_(READ|WRITE)
 to prefault/prealloc memory

On 31.03.21 06:58, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:58:43 +0200 David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
>>>
>>>    MAINTAINERS                                |   1 +
>>>    arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/mman.h         |   3 +
>>>    arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/mman.h          |   3 +
>>>    arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/mman.h        |   3 +
>>>    arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/mman.h        |   3 +
>>>    include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h     |   3 +
>>>    mm/gup.c                                   |  54 ++++
>>>    mm/internal.h                              |   5 +-
>>>    mm/madvise.c                               |  69 +++++
>>>    tools/testing/selftests/vm/.gitignore      |   3 +
>>>    tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile        |   1 +
>>>    tools/testing/selftests/vm/madv_populate.c | 342 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>    tools/testing/selftests/vm/run_vmtests.sh  |  16 +
>>>    13 files changed, 505 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>    create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/vm/madv_populate.c
>>>
>>
>> Gentle ping.
> 
> Ping who ;)

Well, the ping worked - Jann replied! :)

> 
> I was hoping for more review activity.  Were no changes expected from
> the [2/5] discussion with Jann?

They are, but that discussion happened after the ping. There will be a 
new version some-when next week or so, after I figure out some details.

-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb