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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>,
	"linux-mm@kvack.org" <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/24] HWPOISON: make it possible to unpoison pages
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:03:05 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20091202140305.GL18989@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20091202134645.GA19274@localhost>

> btw, do you feel comfortable with the interface name "renew-pfn"?
> (versus "unpoison-pfn")

I prefer unpoison, that makes it clear what it is.

Maybe even call it "software_unpoison_pfn", because it won't unpoison on the 
hardware level (this really should be documented somewhere too)

-Andi
-- 
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>,
	"linux-mm@kvack.org" <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/24] HWPOISON: make it possible to unpoison pages
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:03:05 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20091202140305.GL18989@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20091202134645.GA19274@localhost>

> btw, do you feel comfortable with the interface name "renew-pfn"?
> (versus "unpoison-pfn")

I prefer unpoison, that makes it clear what it is.

Maybe even call it "software_unpoison_pfn", because it won't unpoison on the 
hardware level (this really should be documented somewhere too)

-Andi
-- 
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.

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  reply	other threads:[~2009-12-02 14:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 122+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-02  3:12 [PATCH 00/24] hwpoison fixes and stress testing filters Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 01/24] page-types: add standard GPL license head Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:08   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:08     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 02/24] migrate: page could be locked by hwpoison, dont BUG() Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:09   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:09     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 14:50   ` Christoph Lameter
2009-12-02 14:50     ` Christoph Lameter
2009-12-03  1:34     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  1:34       ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 03/24] HWPOISON: remove the anonymous entry Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 04/24] HWPOISON: return ENXIO on invalid pfn Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 05/24] HWPOISON: avoid grabbing page for two times Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 06/24] HWPOISON: abort on failed unmap Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:11   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:11     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:28     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:28       ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:44       ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:44         ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 07/24] HWPOISON: comment the possible set_page_dirty() race Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 08/24] HWPOISON: comment dirty swapcache pages Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 09/24] HWPOISON: introduce delete_from_lru_cache() Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 10/24] HWPOISON: remove the free buddy page handler Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:13   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:13     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:31     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:31       ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 11/24] HWPOISON: detect free buddy pages explicitly Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 12/24] HWPOISON: make it possible to unpoison pages Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:15   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:15     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:31     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:31       ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:46     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:46       ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 14:03       ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2009-12-02 14:03         ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-03  1:45         ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  1:45           ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 13/24] HWPOISON: introduce struct hwpoison_control Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:15   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:15     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 14/24] HWPOISON: return 0 if page is assured to be isolated Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 12:47   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 12:47     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:15     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:15       ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 15/24] HWPOISON: add fs/device filters Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 16/24] HWPOISON: limit hwpoison injector to known page types Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  8:11   ` Ingo Molnar
2009-12-02  8:11     ` Ingo Molnar
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 17/24] mm: export stable page flags Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  4:42   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  4:42     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 18/24] HWPOISON: add page flags filter Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 19/24] memcg: rename and export try_get_mem_cgroup_from_page() Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  1:58   ` Balbir Singh
2009-12-03  1:58     ` Balbir Singh
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 20/24] memcg: add accessor to mem_cgroup.css Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 21/24] cgroup: define empty css_put() when !CONFIG_CGROUPS Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 22:48   ` Paul Menage
2009-12-02 22:48     ` Paul Menage
2009-12-02 22:52     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 22:52       ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-03  1:53       ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  1:53         ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 22/24] HWPOISON: add memory cgroup filter Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 12:44   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 12:44     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 12:58     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 12:58       ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  1:52       ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2009-12-03  1:52         ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2009-12-03  2:19         ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  2:19           ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  2:28           ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2009-12-03  2:28             ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2009-12-03  2:47             ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  2:47               ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  2:58               ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2009-12-03  2:58                 ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2009-12-03 15:03                 ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03 15:03                   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  2:15       ` Li Zefan
2009-12-03  2:15         ` Li Zefan
2009-12-03  2:20         ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  2:20           ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  2:28         ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-03  2:28           ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 23/24] HWPOISON: add an interface to switch off/on all the page filters Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12 ` [PATCH 24/24] HWPOISON: show corrupted file info Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02  3:12   ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:20   ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:20     ` Andi Kleen
2009-12-02 13:37     ` Wu Fengguang
2009-12-02 13:37       ` Wu Fengguang

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