Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Apr 2018 16:15:15 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/2] mm: tweaks for improving use of vmap_area |
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2018 03:42:41 +0400 Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@gmail.com> wrote:
> These two patches were written in preparation for the creation of > protectable memory, however their use is not limited to pmalloc and can > improve the use of virtally contigous memory. > > The first provides a faster path from struct page to the vm_struct that > tracks it. > > The second patch renames a single linked list field inside of vmap_area. > The list is currently used only for disposing of the data structure, once > it is not in use anymore. > Which means that it cold be used for other purposes while it'not queued > for destruction.
The patches look benign to me (feel free to add my ack), but I'm not seeing a reason to apply them at this time?
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