linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] kho: replace kho_preserve_phys() with kho_preserve

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Message-ID: <20250922131402.GW1391379@nvidia.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:14:02 -0300
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
To: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alexander Graf <graf@...zon.com>, Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>,
	Changyuan Lyu <changyuanl@...gle.com>, Chris Li <chrisl@...nel.org>,
	Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...een.com>,
	Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@...nel.org>, kexec@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] kho: replace kho_preserve_phys() with
 kho_preserve_pages()

On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 08:44:56AM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> From: "Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)" <rppt@...nel.org>
> 
> to make it clear that KHO operates on pages rather than on a random
> physical address.
> 
> The kho_preserve_pages() will be also used in upcoming support for
> vmalloc preservation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@...nel.org>
> ---
>  include/linux/kexec_handover.h |  5 +++--
>  kernel/kexec_handover.c        | 25 +++++++++++--------------
>  mm/memblock.c                  |  4 +++-
>  3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>

Jason