linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V7 0/2] mm: shmem: support POSIX_FADV

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Message-ID: <CAJuCfpEznM+R6uG+-qYGy=CG=8OR2EthEjNObrWVRirRba2p+g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:36:52 -0700
From:   Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Charan Teja Kalla <quic_charante@...cinc.com>, hughd@...gle.com,
        willy@...radead.org, markhemm@...glemail.com, rientjes@...gle.com,
        shakeelb@...gle.com, quic_pkondeti@...cinc.com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V7 0/2] mm: shmem: support POSIX_FADV_[WILL|DONT]NEED for
 shmem files

On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 3:50 PM Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:21:48 +0530 Charan Teja Kalla <quic_charante@...cinc.com> wrote:
>
> > This patch aims to implement POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED and POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED
> > advices to shmem files which can be helpful for the drivers who may want
> > to manage the pages of shmem files on their own, like, that are created
> > through shmem_file_setup[_with_mnt]().
>
> Could we please have some additional review of this series?

The series LGTM but unfortunately I'm not a shmem expert. I asked
Minchan to take a look as well.
Thanks!

>
> Thanks.