Re: [PATCH 0/3] add page_ext_data to get client data in page_ext

From: Mike Rapoport
Date: Wed Jul 19 2023 - 05:45:19 EST


On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 10:58:09PM +0800, Kemeng Shi wrote:
> Current client get data from page_ext by adding offset which is auto
> generated in page_ext core and expose the data layout design insdie
> page_ext core. This series adds a page_ext_data to hide offset from
> client. Thanks!

Implementers of page_ext_operations are anyway intimately related to
page_ext, so I'm not convinced this has any value.

> Kemeng Shi (3):
> mm/page_ext: add common function to get client data from page_ext
> mm/page_ext: use page_ext_data helper in page_table_check
> mm/page_ext: use page_ext_data helper in page_owner
>
> include/linux/page_ext.h | 6 ++++++
> mm/page_owner.c | 2 +-
> mm/page_table_check.c | 2 +-
> 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.30.0
>
>

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Sincerely yours,
Mike.