linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/x86: Remove dead code for hugetlbpage.c

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Message-ID: <159491e5-942f-cec0-7ab7-2ff331916225@oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 25 May 2022 13:44:04 -0700
From:   Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
To:     Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/x86: Remove dead code for hugetlbpage.c

On 5/25/22 12:52, Peter Xu wrote:
> It seems to exist since the old times and never used once.  Remove them.

Yes, and the code even assumes hugetlb pages are prefaulted.  i.e. No
page fault support exists.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c | 39 ---------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 39 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>

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Mike Kravetz