From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE304C433EF for ; Wed, 11 May 2022 08:38:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S239443AbiEKIiv (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 May 2022 04:38:51 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:54832 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S243829AbiEKIir (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 May 2022 04:38:47 -0400 Received: from ams.source.kernel.org (ams.source.kernel.org [IPv6:2604:1380:4601:e00::1]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B4BB6A30BB for ; Wed, 11 May 2022 01:38:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (relay.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ams.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 447C6B82146 for ; Wed, 11 May 2022 08:38:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E3C2CC385DB; Wed, 11 May 2022 08:38:40 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1652258323; bh=YXCJll4eqohB0nlgPp0LESWnXDewGXdVlfxDGvNC0N0=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=FLFq0p35TFclhNbVwN/tCuiWzBVi6jsZqw3KbWhG+0Kw9T6GYmGkMpQ1xTeJES2y3 NQ8wb7swMjK2yo2tt0uNW9Sns7ChFk8NtyOO53bytBLWTfub90rs7NG1y3HeYXA7vC d47ufaQjyo5YIunc/OyBZLi43S17KzOXrxmOLXAB3amvd0wTNYbhXSzsXKRY1mt0f5 U4l3UqxcdQPMxTSaNzivoz1Yj9ndNA9dFTTipm5E7/peWuJr2QmYYP6BQLWy1ryTky FYHVNHZQMQL5IJ7L0iOUBcTvp9RXXjlAHqanXo47YMYBx6GBgHmrvcuAyUDwa3vjaO DwspFtRLbmayQ== Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 11:38:35 +0300 From: Mike Rapoport To: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, John Hubbard , Randy Dunlap , Johannes Weiner Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mm,doc: Add new documentation structure Message-ID: References: <20220507134947.444287-1-willy@infradead.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20220507134947.444287-1-willy@infradead.org> Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org On Sat, May 07, 2022 at 02:49:47PM +0100, Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) wrote: > Closely following the outline of Mel Gorman's book "Understanding the > Linux Virtual Memory Manager", add a new outline. Preserve the current > contents of the mm underneath the new outline so we can transition those > documents to a more sensible place later. > > Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) > Reviewed-by: John Hubbard > Acked-by: Randy Dunlap > Acked-by: Johannes Weiner Small nit below, otherwise Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport > --- > Documentation/vm/bootmem.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/index.rst | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++----- > Documentation/vm/oom.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/page_allocation.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/page_cache.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/page_reclaim.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/page_tables.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/physical_memory.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/process_addrs.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/shmfs.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/slab.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/swap.rst | 5 ++++ > Documentation/vm/vmalloc.rst | 5 ++++ > 13 files changed, 93 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/bootmem.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/oom.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/page_allocation.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/page_cache.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/page_reclaim.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/page_tables.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/physical_memory.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/process_addrs.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/shmfs.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/slab.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/swap.rst > create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/vmalloc.rst > > diff --git a/Documentation/vm/bootmem.rst b/Documentation/vm/bootmem.rst > new file mode 100644 > index 000000000000..eb2b31eedfa1 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/vm/bootmem.rst > @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 > + > +=========== > +Boot Memory > +=========== > diff --git a/Documentation/vm/index.rst b/Documentation/vm/index.rst > index 44365c4574a3..e72736d53604 100644 > --- a/Documentation/vm/index.rst > +++ b/Documentation/vm/index.rst > @@ -2,12 +2,39 @@ > Linux Memory Management Documentation > ===================================== > > -This is a collection of documents about the Linux memory management (mm) > -subsystem internals with different level of details ranging from notes and > -mailing list responses for elaborating descriptions of data structures and > -algorithms. If you are looking for advice on simply allocating memory, see the > -:ref:`memory_allocation`. For controlling and tuning guides, see the > -:doc:`admin guide <../admin-guide/mm/index>`. > +Memory Management Guide > +======================= > + > +This is a guide to understanding the memory management subsystem > +of Linux. If you are looking for advice on simply allocating memory, > +see the :ref:`memory_allocation`. For controlling and tuning guides, > +see the :doc:`admin guide <../admin-guide/mm/index>`. > + > +.. toctree:: > + :maxdepth: 1 > + > + physical_memory > + page_tables > + process_addrs > + bootmem > + page_allocation > + vmalloc > + slab > + highmem > + page_reclaim > + swap > + page_cache > + shmfs > + oom > + > +Legacy Documentation > +==================== > + > +This is a collection of older documents about the Linux memory management > +(MM) subsystem internals with different level of details ranging from > +notes and mailing list responses for elaborating descriptions of data "... ranging from notes and mailing list responses to elaborate description of data structures ..." > +structures and algorithms. It should all be integrated nicely into the > +above structured documentation, or deleted if it has served its purpose. -- Sincerely yours, Mike.