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SubjectRe: 答复: [PATCH] arm64 : mm: fre e unused memmap for sparse memory model that define VMEMMAP
Hi,

On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 01:56:33AM +0000, liwei (CM) wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> I'm sorry to bother you, but still very hope you can give comments or suggestions to this patch, thank you very much.

I cannot find your patch neither in Inbox nor in the public archives.
Can you resend it please?


> -----邮件原件-----
> 发件人: Song Bao Hua (Barry Song)
> 发送时间: 2020年7月9日 20:27
> 收件人: liwei (CM) <liwei213@huawei.com>; catalin.marinas@arm.com; will@kernel.org
> 抄送: fengbaopeng <fengbaopeng2@hisilicon.com>; nsaenzjulienne@suse.de; steve.capper@arm.com; rppt@linux.ibm.com; linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; sujunfei <sujunfei2@hisilicon.com>; Xiaqing (A) <saberlily.xia@hisilicon.com>; Yaobaofeng (Yaobaofeng) <yaobaofeng@huawei.com>
> 主题: RE: [PATCH] arm64: mm: free unused memmap for sparse memory model that define VMEMMAP
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: liwei (CM)
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 7:52 PM
> > To: Song Bao Hua (Barry Song) <song.bao.hua@hisilicon.com>;
> > catalin.marinas@arm.com; will@kernel.org
> > Cc: fengbaopeng <fengbaopeng2@hisilicon.com>; nsaenzjulienne@suse.de;
> > steve.capper@arm.com; rppt@linux.ibm.com;
> > linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> > sujunfei <sujunfei2@hisilicon.com>; Xiaqing (A)
> > <saberlily.xia@hisilicon.com>; Yaobaofeng (Yaobaofeng)
> > <yaobaofeng@huawei.com>
> > Subject: 答复: [PATCH] arm64: mm: free unused memmap for sparse memory
> > model that define VMEMMAP
> >
> > Hi, baohua
> >
> > Thank you for your attention.
> >
> > In my understanding of the MEMORY_HOTPLUG this patch has no effect on it.
> > The reason is that in sparse_add_one_section() the memory that memmap
> > needs from Slab if kernel start completed,this memory has nothing to
> > do with memblock alloc/ free memory in the process of kernel start.
> >
> > You may have a look vmemmap_alloc_block () this function.
> >
> > If I don't understand right welcome pointed out in a timely manner.
>
> At the first glance of this patch, I suspect that this bootmem may be used by hot-added memory.
> If you confirm this won't happen, please ignore my noise.
>
> BTW, next time, bear in mind that top-post is not a good way to reply mail :-)
>
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > -----邮件原件-----
> > 发件人: Song Bao Hua (Barry Song)
> > 发送时间: 2020年7月8日 15:19
> > 收件人: liwei (CM) <liwei213@huawei.com>; catalin.marinas@arm.com;
> > will@kernel.org
> > 抄送: fengbaopeng <fengbaopeng2@hisilicon.com>; nsaenzjulienne@suse.de;
> > steve.capper@arm.com; rppt@linux.ibm.com;
> > linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> > sujunfei <sujunfei2@hisilicon.com>
> > 主题: RE: [PATCH] arm64: mm: free unused memmap for sparse memory model
> > that define VMEMMAP
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: liwei (CM)
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 1:56 PM
> > > To: catalin.marinas@arm.com; will@kernel.org
> > > Cc: liwei (CM) <liwei213@huawei.com>; fengbaopeng
> > > <fengbaopeng2@hisilicon.com>; nsaenzjulienne@suse.de;
> > > steve.capper@arm.com; rppt@linux.ibm.com; Song Bao Hua (Barry Song)
> > > <song.bao.hua@hisilicon.com>; linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org;
> > > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; sujunfei <sujunfei2@hisilicon.com>
> > > Subject: [PATCH] arm64: mm: free unused memmap for sparse memory
> > model
> > > that define VMEMMAP
> > >
> > > For the memory hole, sparse memory model that define
> > SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP
> > > do not free the reserved memory for the page map, this patch do it.
> >
> > Hello Wei,
> > Just curious if this patch breaks MEMORY_HOTPLUG?
> >
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Wei Li <liwei213@huawei.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Chen Feng <puck.chen@hisilicon.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Xia Qing <saberlily.xia@hisilicon.com>
> > > ---
> > > arch/arm64/mm/init.c | 81
> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> > > 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/init.c b/arch/arm64/mm/init.c index
> > > 1e93cfc7c47a..d1b56b47d5ba 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
> > > +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
> > > @@ -441,7 +441,48 @@ void __init bootmem_init(void)
> > > memblock_dump_all();
> > > }
> > >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Barry
>

--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.

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