linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: add MM subsection for the page allocator

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Message-ID: <E7917C18-F3FC-41DC-AABD-1C0DF2367EAB@nvidia.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:12:59 -0400
From: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
To: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
 David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
 "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>,
 "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
 Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
 Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>,
 Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@...gle.com>, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: add MM subsection for the page
 allocator

On 7 Apr 2025, at 16:05, Vlastimil Babka wrote:

> Add a subsection for the page allocator, including compaction as it's
> crucial for high-order allocations and works together with the
> anti-fragmentation features. Volunteer myself as a reviewer.
>
> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> Cc: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
> Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
> Cc: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
> Cc: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>
> Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
> Cc: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@...gle.com>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
> ---
> Extra reviewers would be welcome, including/not limited the people I
> Cc'd based on my recollection and get_maintainers --git
> Also if I missed any related file please lmk. Thanks.
>
>  MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

Acked-by: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>

I am happy to help review patches for page allocator and
compaction too. Should I send a separate patch to add myself?
Or you can add

R:    Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>

in your next version?

>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 4fe7cf5fc4ea..610636f622b1 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -15511,6 +15511,16 @@ F:	mm/numa.c
>  F:	mm/numa_emulation.c
>  F:	mm/numa_memblks.c
>
> +MEMORY MANAGEMENT - PAGE ALLOCATOR
> +M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> +R:	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
> +L:	linux-mm@...ck.org
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	mm/compaction.c
> +F:	mm/page_alloc.c
> +F:	include/linux/gfp.h
> +F:	include/linux/compaction.h
> +
>  MEMORY MANAGEMENT - SECRETMEM
>  M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
>  M:	Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
> -- 
> 2.49.0

Best Regards,
Yan, Zi