linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] mm/hugetlb: Prepare hugetlb_follow_page_mask() for FOLL

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Date:   Wed, 14 Jun 2023 11:51:27 -0400
From:   Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        "Kirill A . Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        James Houghton <jthoughton@...gle.com>,
        Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] mm/hugetlb: Prepare hugetlb_follow_page_mask() for
 FOLL_PIN

On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 05:47:31PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Right. Then just call patch #2 "Add missing write-permission check" and this
> patch "Support FOLL_PIN in hugetlb_follow_page_mask()" or sth. like that.
> 
> Regarding the backport, I really wonder if patch #2 is required at all,
> because I didn't sport any applicable FOLL_WRITE users. Maybe there were
> some? Hm. If it's not applicable, a single "Support FOLL_PIN in
> hugetlb_follow_page_mask()" patch might be cleanest.

Yeah, I agree.  The code is definitely needed, not the split of patches if
no need for a backport.  Let me merge then.

-- 
Peter Xu