linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 4/6] mm: rename the global section array to mem

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Message-Id: <20210601165246.99d7374d07661b7e91e49cb6@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:52:46 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     Dong Aisheng <dongas86@...il.com>,
        Dong Aisheng <aisheng.dong@....com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>, Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>,
        Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>, kexec@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 4/6] mm: rename the global section array to
 mem_sections

On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 10:40:09 +0200 David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com> wrote:

> > Thanks, i explained the reason during my last reply.
> > Andrew has already picked this patch to -mm tree.
> 
> Just because it's in Andrews tree doesn't mean it will end up upstream. ;)
> 
> Anyhow, no really strong opinion, it's simply unnecessary code churn 
> that makes bisecting harder without real value IMHO.

I think it's a good change - mem_sections refers to multiple instances
of a mem_section.  Churn is a pain, but that's the price we pay for more
readable code.  And for having screwed it up originally ;)