linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 2/3] mm/rmap: integrate PMD-mapped folio splitting into pagewalk loop

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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:46:34 +0800
From: Lance Yang <ioworker0@...il.com>
To: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 2/3] mm/rmap: integrate PMD-mapped folio splitting into
 pagewalk loop

On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 3:34 PM David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> On 14.06.24 03:51, Lance Yang wrote:
> > In preparation for supporting try_to_unmap_one() to unmap PMD-mapped
> > folios, start the pagewalk first, then call split_huge_pmd_address() to
> > split the folio.
> >
> > Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> > Suggested-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Lance Yang <ioworker0@...il.com>
> > ---
>
> Would have converted that VM_BUG_ON to a VM_WARN_ON_ONCE, but it's just
> moving code, so no big deal.

OK, let’s leave it as is for now ;)

>
> Thanks!
>
> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

Thanks for taking time to review!
Lance

>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> David / dhildenb
>