linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv6 03/17] mm: Rename the 'compound_head' field in the 'struct page' to 'compound

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Message-ID: <7904198f-f4cb-492b-9e6b-4d9989b8d40d@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:14:48 +0100
From: "David Hildenbrand (arm)" <david@...nel.org>
To: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@...nel.org>,
 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 Muchun Song <muchun.song@...ux.dev>, David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCHv6 03/17] mm: Rename the 'compound_head' field in the
 'struct page' to 'compound_info'

On 2/2/26 16:56, Kiryl Shutsemau wrote:
> The 'compound_head' field in the 'struct page' encodes whether the page
> is a tail and where to locate the head page. Bit 0 is set if the page is
> a tail, and the remaining bits in the field point to the head page.
> 
> As preparation for changing how the field encodes information about the
> head page, rename the field to 'compound_info'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@...nel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <muchun.song@...ux.dev>
> Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
> ---

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (arm) <david@...nel.org>

-- 
Cheers,

David