linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V9 3/7] mm/filemap: Extend __filemap_get

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Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:21:52 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V9 3/7] mm/filemap: Extend __filemap_get_folio() to
 support NUMA memory policies

On 13.07.25 19:43, Shivank Garg wrote:
> From: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
> 
> Extend __filemap_get_folio() to support NUMA memory policies by
> renaming the implementation to __filemap_get_folio_mpol() and adding
> a mempolicy parameter. The original function becomes a static inline
> wrapper that passes NULL for the mempolicy.
> 
> This infrastructure will enable future support for NUMA-aware page cache
> allocations in guest_memfd memory backend KVM guests.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>
> Signed-off-by: Shivank Garg <shivankg@....com>
> ---

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

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb