linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -mm 0/2] memcg: deuglify mm_update_next

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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 22:27:28 +0200
From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>, Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Jinliang Zheng <alexjlzheng@...cent.com>,
	Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@...il.com>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
	Tycho Andersen <tandersen@...flix.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm 0/2] memcg: deuglify mm_update_next_owner()

On 06/26, Andrew Morton wrote:
>
> On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:28:35 +0200 Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> > On top of mm-optimize-the-redundant-loop-of-mm_update_owner_next.patch
>
> What should we do with
> mm-optimize-the-redundant-loop-of-mm_update_owner_next.patch?

Well, if you ask me (although you shoudn't ;) I think this patch makes
sense even if it can't fix all the problems.

> Further improvements (this series) can be made in the
> normal fashion?

Yes, yes. And just in case, this series mostly tries to cleanup this code
and it doesn't really depend on that patch from Jinliang.

Oleg.