linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -V2 2/7] migrate_pages(): remove unnecessary list_safe_reset

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Date:   Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:57:18 +0200
From:   Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>
To:     Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>, Yang Shi <shy828301@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -V2 2/7] migrate_pages(): remove unnecessary
 list_safe_reset_next()

On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 04:49:43PM +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
> Before commit b5bade978e9b ("mm: migrate: fix the return value of
> migrate_pages()"), the tail pages of THP will be put in the "from"
> list directly.  So one of the loop cursors (page2) needs to be reset,
> as is done in try_split_thp() via list_safe_reset_next().  But after
> the commit, the tail pages of THP will be put in a dedicated
> list (thp_split_pages).  That is, the "from" list will not be changed
> during splitting.  So, it's unnecessary to call list_safe_reset_next()
> anymore.
> 
> This is a code cleanup, no functionality changes are expected.
> 
> Signed-off-by: "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>
> Cc: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
> Cc: Yang Shi <shy828301@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>


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Oscar Salvador
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