linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Hugetlb fault path to use struct vm

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 19:07:03 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: "Vishal Moola (Oracle)" <vishal.moola@...il.com>
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, muchun.song@...ux.dev,
 willy@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Hugetlb fault path to use struct vm_fault

On Mon,  1 Apr 2024 13:26:48 -0700 "Vishal Moola (Oracle)" <vishal.moola@...il.com> wrote:

> This patchset converts the hugetlb fault path to use struct vm_fault.
> This helps make the code more readable, and alleviates the stack by
> allowing us to consolidate many fault-related variables into an
> individual pointer.

The .text shrunk a little.  x86_64 defconfig:

 52873	   4015	  13796	  70684	  1141c	mm/hugetlb.o-before
 52617	   4015	  13796	  70428	  1131c	mm/hugetlb.o-after