linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] mm/memory_hotplug: split memmap_on

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Message-ID: <a6cb3c36069e2aaf9ce486c68ee4cb0973dd6b70.camel@intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 6 Oct 2023 16:46:18 +0000
From:   "Verma, Vishal L" <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>
To:     "Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        "Jiang, Dave" <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        "osalvador@...e.de" <osalvador@...e.de>,
        "david@...hat.com" <david@...hat.com>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:     "dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com" <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "aneesh.kumar@...ux.ibm.com" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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        "Hocko, Michal" <mhocko@...e.com>,
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        "jmoyer@...hat.com" <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
        "Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com" <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] mm/memory_hotplug: split memmap_on_memory requests
 across memblocks

On Thu, 2023-10-05 at 14:20 -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> Vishal Verma wrote:
<..>
> > 
> > --- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
> > +++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
> > @@ -1380,6 +1380,44 @@ static bool mhp_supports_memmap_on_memory(unsigned long size)
> >         return arch_supports_memmap_on_memory(vmemmap_size);
> >  }
> >  
> > +static int add_memory_create_devices(int nid, struct memory_group *group,
> > +                                    u64 start, u64 size, mhp_t mhp_flags)
> > +{
> > +       struct mhp_params params = { .pgprot = pgprot_mhp(PAGE_KERNEL) };
> > +       struct vmem_altmap mhp_altmap = {
> > +               .base_pfn =  PHYS_PFN(start),
> > +               .end_pfn  =  PHYS_PFN(start + size - 1),
> > +       };
> > +       int ret;
> > +
> > +       if ((mhp_flags & MHP_MEMMAP_ON_MEMORY)) {
> > +               mhp_altmap.free = memory_block_memmap_on_memory_pages();
> > +               params.altmap = kmalloc(sizeof(struct vmem_altmap), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +               if (!params.altmap)
> > +                       return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +               memcpy(params.altmap, &mhp_altmap, sizeof(mhp_altmap));
> 
> Isn't this just open coded kmemdup()?

Ah yes - it was existing code that I just moved, but I can add a
precursor cleanup patch to change it.

> 
> Other than that, I am not seeing anything else to comment on, you can add:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

Thanks Dan!