linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 0/5] mm/khugepaged: cleanups and scan limit fix

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Message-ID: <E560B4E0-68CD-4773-B35B-30745D56E8B3@nvidia.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:17:42 -0500
From: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Shivank Garg <shivankg@....com>, David Hildenbrand <david@...nel.org>,
 Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>,
 Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
 "Liam R . Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>, Nico Pache <npache@...hat.com>,
 Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>, Dev Jain <dev.jain@....com>,
 Barry Song <baohua@...nel.org>, Lance Yang <lance.yang@...ux.dev>,
 linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 0/5] mm/khugepaged: cleanups and scan limit fix

On 18 Jan 2026, at 15:34, Andrew Morton wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:22:51 +0000 Shivank Garg <shivankg@....com> wrote:
>
>> This series contains several cleanups for mm/khugepaged.c to improve code
>> readability and type safety, and one functional fix to ensure
>> khugepaged_scan_mm_slot() correctly accounts for small VMAs towards
>> scan limit.
>>
>
> That's a lot of changes to a well-reviewed 24 day old patchset.
>
>>
>> v3:
>> - Fold mm-khugepaged-count-small-vmas-towards-scan-limit-fix: add comment (Lance)
>> - Remove extern and use two tabs indent (David)
>
> Are you sure?  The v2->v3 diff is large.  A lot of (unchangelogged)
> alterations from `int' to `enum scan_result'.

V2 has this change[1].

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251224111351.41042-12-shivankg@amd.com/

>
> It all looks pretty simple/straightforward to me but again, can
> reviewers please check this over fairly soonly, thanks.

I have reviewed it when it was out last year.

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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi