linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] mm: implement cleancache

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:44:52 -0700
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] mm: implement cleancache

Please don't add abstractions just because you can.  Just call directly
into your gcma code instead of adding a costly abstraction with a single
user.  That'll also make it much eaiser to review what GCMA actually
does.