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From: Andi Kleen <andi-Vw/NltI1exuRpAAqCnN02g@public.gmane.org>
To: Shaohua Li <shli-b10kYP2dOMg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-mm-Bw31MaZKKs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org,
	linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Kernel-team-b10kYP2dOMg@public.gmane.org,
	Andrew Morton
	<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes-druUgvl0LCNAfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org>,
	Andrea Arcangeli
	<aarcange-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi-Vw/NltI1exuRpAAqCnN02g@public.gmane.org>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3][for-next] mm: add a new vector based madvise syscall
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 07:18:08 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151208061807.GO15533@two.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7c6ce0f1fe29fc22faf72134f4e2674da8d3d149.1449532062.git.shli-b10kYP2dOMg@public.gmane.org>

> +	if (behavior != MADV_DONTNEED && behavior != MADV_FREE)
> +		return -EINVAL;

This limitations is kind of lame and makes it a special purpose hack.

It will also cause backwards compatibility issues if it needs
to be extended later.

How hard would it be to support all of madvise vectored?

That would also give much cleaner documentation.

-Andi

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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Shaohua Li <shli@fb.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-api@vger.kernel.org,
	Kernel-team@fb.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>, Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@redhat.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3][for-next] mm: add a new vector based madvise syscall
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 07:18:08 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151208061807.GO15533@two.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7c6ce0f1fe29fc22faf72134f4e2674da8d3d149.1449532062.git.shli@fb.com>

> +	if (behavior != MADV_DONTNEED && behavior != MADV_FREE)
> +		return -EINVAL;

This limitations is kind of lame and makes it a special purpose hack.

It will also cause backwards compatibility issues if it needs
to be extended later.

How hard would it be to support all of madvise vectored?

That would also give much cleaner documentation.

-Andi

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-12-08  6:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-12-07 23:54 [PATCH V3][for-next] mm: add a new vector based madvise syscall Shaohua Li
2015-12-07 23:54 ` Shaohua Li
     [not found] ` <7c6ce0f1fe29fc22faf72134f4e2674da8d3d149.1449532062.git.shli-b10kYP2dOMg@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-08  6:18   ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2015-12-08  6:18     ` Andi Kleen
2015-12-08 17:38     ` Shaohua Li
2015-12-08 21:37 ` Arnd Bergmann

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