linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv7 02/14] mm: Add support for unaccepted memory

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Date:   Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:53:03 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCHv7 02/14] mm: Add support for unaccepted memory

On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 02:38:57PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> The less core-MM code to handle unaccepted memory the better. Meaning,
> that any kind of additional pre-acceptance (in addition to what we have
> here) needs good justification.

I actually mean to have a user interface to have the core code
pre-accept. I.e., interface to what will be already there anyway.

Or is that frowned upon too?

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    Boris.

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