Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] mm: add access/dirty bit on numa page fault | From | maobibo <> | Date | Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:09:16 +0800 |
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On 03/16/2022 05:42 PM, Anshuman Khandual wrote: > > > On 3/16/22 12:33, maobibo wrote: >> >> On 03/16/2022 02:43 PM, Anshuman Khandual wrote: >>> >>> On 3/16/22 06:38, Bibo Mao wrote: >>>> During numa page fault, dirty bit can be added for old pte if >>>> fail to migrate on write fault. And if it succeeds to migrate, >>>> access bit can be added for migrated new pte, also dirty bit >>>> can be added for write fault. >>> The current code does not set the access and dirty bits when ever >>> applicable i.e on FAULT_FLAG_WRITE, on the pte (old if migration >>> fails, new if migration succeeds) ? Did not this cause any problem >>> earlier ? I am wondering how this might have gone unnoticed. > >> On arm/x86 platform hw will set access/dirty bits automatically, >> however on MIPS platform access/dirty bits are set by software in next >> page fault, it is relatively easier to watch on MIPS platform. > > Could you please update this in the commit message as well ?
sure, will do.
regards bibo, mao
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