linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 00/21] mm/zsmalloc: add zpdesc memory descriptor for zswap.zpool

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Message-Id: <20240806123213.2a747a8321bdf452b3307fa9@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 12:32:13 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: alexs@...nel.org
Cc: Vitaly Wool <vitaly.wool@...sulko.com>, Miaohe Lin
 <linmiaohe@...wei.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
 minchan@...nel.org, willy@...radead.org, senozhatsky@...omium.org,
 david@...hat.com, 42.hyeyoo@...il.com, Yosry Ahmed <yosryahmed@...gle.com>,
 nphamcs@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/21] mm/zsmalloc: add zpdesc memory descriptor for
 zswap.zpool

On Tue,  6 Aug 2024 10:22:47 +0800 alexs@...nel.org wrote:

> According to Metthew's plan, the page descriptor will be replace by a 8
> bytes mem_desc on destination purpose.
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YvV1KTyzZ+Jrtj9x@casper.infradead.org/
> 
> Here is a implement on zsmalloc to replace page descriptor by 'zpdesc',
> which is still overlay on struct page now. but it's a step move forward
> above destination.

So the sole reason for this work is as a part of the mem_desc
conversion.  I'd like to hear from others who are to be involved in
that conversion, please - it this patchset something we should be
merging?