linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/40] mm/rmap: introduce and use hugetlb_try_dup_anon

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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:47:01 +0800
From: Muchun Song <muchun.song@...ux.dev>
To: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>,
 Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
 Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>,
 Yin Fengwei <fengwei.yin@...el.com>,
 Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
 Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/40] mm/rmap: introduce and use
 hugetlb_try_dup_anon_rmap()



> On Dec 21, 2023, at 06:44, David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
> hugetlb rmap handling differs quite a lot from "ordinary" rmap code.
> For example, hugetlb currently only supports entire mappings, and treats
> any mapping as mapped using a single "logical PTE". Let's move it out
> of the way so we can overhaul our "ordinary" rmap.
> implementation/interface.
> 
> So let's introduce and use hugetlb_try_dup_anon_rmap() to make all
> hugetlb handling use dedicated hugetlb_* rmap functions.
> 
> Add sanity checks that we end up with the right folios in the right
> functions.
> 
> Note that is_device_private_page() does not apply to hugetlb.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Yin Fengwei <fengwei.yin@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>

Thanks.