Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: don't re-init pageset in zone_pcp_update()

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:12:59 -0700 Cody P Schafer <cody@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> Factor pageset_set_high_and_batch() (which contains all needed logic too
> set a pageset's ->high and ->batch inrespective of system state) out of
> zone_pageset_init(), which avoids us calling pageset_init(), and
> unsafely blowing away a pageset at runtime (leaked pages and
> potentially some funky allocations would be the result) when memory
> hotplug is triggered.

This changelog is pretty screwed up :( It tells us what the patch does
but not why it does it.

> Signed-off-by: Cody P Schafer <cody@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> 
> Unless memory hotplug is being triggered on boot, this should *not* be cause of Valdis
> Kletnieks' reported bug in -next:
>          "next-20130607 BUG: Bad page state in process systemd pfn:127643"

And this addendum appears to hint at the info we need.

Please, send a new changelog?  That should include a description of the
user-visible effects of the bug which is being fixed, a description of
why it occurs and a description of how it was fixed.  It would also be
helpful if you can identify which kernel version(s) need the fix.

Also, a Reported-by:Valdis would be appropriate.

Thanks.

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