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Message-ID: <cb273d26-df8e-7c68-c81d-4d9a440aa975@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 10:16:13 +0100
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To: Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>,
Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>,
HORIGUCHI NAOYA <naoya.horiguchi@....com>,
Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm: Use pte markers for swap errors
On 30.10.22 22:41, Peter Xu wrote:
> PTE markers are ideal mechanism for things like SWP_SWAPIN_ERROR. Using a
> whole swap entry type for this purpose can be an overkill, especially if we
> already have PTE markers. Define a new bit for swapin error and replace it
> with pte markers. Then we can safely drop SWP_SWAPIN_ERROR and give one
> device slot back to swap.
>
> We used to have SWP_SWAPIN_ERROR taking the page pfn as part of the swap
> entry, but it's never used. Neither do I see how it can be useful because
> normally the swapin failure should not be caused by a bad page but bad swap
> device. Drop it alongside.
>
> Reviewed-by: Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
> ---
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
--
Thanks,
David / dhildenb
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