linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add reverse mapping section

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Message-ID: <eb71267a-80ce-49f9-a475-5260df607458@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:53:33 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>,
 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: "Liam R . Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>,
 Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@...cle.com>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
 Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add reverse mapping section

On 17.04.25 10:49, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> Separate out the reverse mapping part of memory management and assign
> appropriate maintainers and reviewers.
> 
> David has long been invovled in work with the reverse mapping and continues
> to do so, so is well suited to maintain this area of the kernel.
> 
> I have a lot of experience working with the anonymous reverse mapping and
> continue to work in this area, and also have good knowledge of the walking
> code and code related to VMAs.
> 
> This helps people identify who to ask for help, and also additionally makes
> life easier in review.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
> ---
>   MAINTAINERS | 13 ++++++++++++-
>   1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 8d834514a047..4f6d09c3fd9d 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -15499,7 +15499,6 @@ F:	include/linux/mm_*.h
>   F:	include/linux/mmzone.h
>   F:	include/linux/mmu_notifier.h
>   F:	include/linux/pagewalk.h
> -F:	include/linux/rmap.h
>   F:	include/trace/events/ksm.h
>   F:	mm/
>   F:	tools/mm/
> @@ -15539,6 +15538,18 @@ F:	mm/page_alloc.c
>   F:	include/linux/gfp.h
>   F:	include/linux/compaction.h
> 
> +MEMORY MANAGEMENT - RMAP (REVERSE MAPPING)
> +M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> +M:	David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> +M:	Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
> +R:	Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
> +R:	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
> +R:	Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@...cle.com>
> +L:	linux-mm@...ck.org
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	include/linux/rmap.h
> +F:	mm/rmap.c
> +
>   MEMORY MANAGEMENT - SECRETMEM
>   M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
>   M:	Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
> --
> 2.49.0
> 

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

Let me CC Rik and Hugh, if they also have interest + capacity.

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb