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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 01/13] mm: support madvise(MADV_FREE)
Hi Minchan,

On (11/04/15 10:25), Minchan Kim wrote:
[..]
>+static int madvise_free_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
>+ unsigned long end, struct mm_walk *walk)
>+
...
> + if (pmd_trans_unstable(pmd))
> + return 0;

I think it makes sense to update pmd_trans_unstable() and
pmd_none_or_trans_huge_or_clear_bad() comments in asm-generic/pgtable.h
Because they explicitly mention MADV_DONTNEED only. Just a thought.


> @@ -379,6 +502,14 @@ madvise_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct **prev,
> return madvise_remove(vma, prev, start, end);
> case MADV_WILLNEED:
> return madvise_willneed(vma, prev, start, end);
> + case MADV_FREE:
> + /*
> + * XXX: In this implementation, MADV_FREE works like
^^^^
XXX

> + * MADV_DONTNEED on swapless system or full swap.
> + */
> + if (get_nr_swap_pages() > 0)
> + return madvise_free(vma, prev, start, end);
> + /* passthrough */

-ss


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