linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] handle memoryless nodes more appropriately

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Date:   Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:36:58 +0100
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
To:     Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@...edance.com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, vbabka@...e.cz, david@...hat.com,
        rppt@...nel.org, willy@...radead.org, mgorman@...hsingularity.net,
        osalvador@...e.de, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] handle memoryless nodes more appropriately

On Wed 15-02-23 23:24:10, Qi Zheng wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Currently, in the process of initialization or offline memory, memoryless
> nodes will still be built into the fallback list of itself or other nodes.
> 
> This is not what we expected, so this patch series removes memoryless
> nodes from the fallback list entirely.
> 
> Comments and suggestions are welcome.

This is a tricky area full of surprises and it is really easy to
introduce new problems. What kind of problem/issue are you trying to
solve/handle by these changes?

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs