linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MM: discard __GFP

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Message-ID: <Ym6rFVuPE8tAb8LQ@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Sun, 1 May 2022 17:45:25 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MM: discard __GFP_ATOMIC

On Sat 30-04-22 11:30:28, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> Discussion seemed to meander then peter out.  What's the thinking on
> this patch now?  

I like the simplification. This requires a deeper review. I cannot
promise anything before LSFMM ends and who knows what my inbox will look
like afterwards. In general I think we have just too many levels of
memory reserves access and most people have no clue how to use them
properly.

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs