linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm: reimplement si_mem

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Message-ID: <Ybs8WBHt+5TklFe8@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:17:12 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@...edance.com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rafael@...nel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, songmuchun@...edance.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm: reimplement si_mem_available()

On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 08:46:55PM +0800, Qi Zheng wrote:
> Reimplement si_mem_available() by reusing si_mem_available_node().

That says what you did, but not why.  Why are you doing this?

And what does it have to do with patch 1/2?

thanks,

greg k-h