Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] mm: Non-pmd-mappable, large folios for folio_add_new_anon_rmap()

From: Ryan Roberts
Date: Fri Jul 14 2023 - 14:11:31 EST


On 14/07/2023 17:52, Yu Zhao wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 10:17 AM Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> In preparation for FLEXIBLE_THP support, improve
>> folio_add_new_anon_rmap() to allow a non-pmd-mappable, large folio to be
>> passed to it. In this case, all contained pages are accounted using the
>> order-0 folio (or base page) scheme.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@xxxxxxx>
>> Reviewed-by: Yu Zhao <yuzhao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reviewed-by: Yin Fengwei <fengwei.yin@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch doesn't depend on the rest of the series and therefore can
> be merged separately in case the rest needs more discussion.
>
> Ryan, please feel free to post other code paths (those from v1) you've
> optimized for large anon folios at any time, since each code path can
> be reviewed and merged individually as well.

Will do. Hoping to get the "batch zap" series out on Monday. Others need a bit
more time to bake as they will need to be aligned to the changes from the review
of this series first.