RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export a function to read vm_committed_as

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:31:57 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Rientjes [mailto:rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 6:49 PM
> To: Dan Magenheimer
> Cc: KY Srinivasan; Konrad Wilk; gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; olaf@xxxxxxxxx;
> apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> mm@xxxxxxxxx; kamezawa.hiroyuki@xxxxxxxxx; mhocko@xxxxxxx;
> hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx; yinghan@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] mm: Export a function to read vm_committed_as
>
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Dan Magenheimer wrote:
>
> > > > Why? Is xen using it for a different inference?
> > >
> > > I think it is good to separate these patches. Dan (copied here) wrote the code
> for the
> > > Xen self balloon driver. If it is ok with him I can submit the patch for Xen as
> well.
> >
> > Hi KY --
> >
> > If I understand correctly, this would be only a cosmetic (function renaming)
> change
> > to the Xen selfballooning code. If so, then I will be happy to Ack when I
> > see the patch. However, Konrad (konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx) is the maintainer
> > for all Xen code so you should ask him... and (from previous painful experience)
> > it can be difficult to sync even very simple interdependent changes going
> through
> > different maintainers without breaking linux-next. So I can't offer any
> > help with that process, only commiseration. :-(
> >
>
> I think this should be done in the same patch as the function getting
> introduced with a cc to Konrad and routed through -mm; even better,
> perhaps he'll have some useful comments for how this is used for xen that
> can be included for context.
>
Ok; I will send out a single patch. I am hoping this can be applied soon as Hyper-V balloon
driver is queued behind this.

Regards,

K. Y



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