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From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@shutemov.name>
To: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>,
	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@redhat.com>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: introduce MADV_CLR_HUGEPAGE
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 14:42:43 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170522114243.2wrdbncilozygbpl@node.shutemov.name> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1495433562-26625-1-git-send-email-rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 09:12:42AM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> Currently applications can explicitly enable or disable THP for a memory
> region using MADV_HUGEPAGE or MADV_NOHUGEPAGE. However, once either of
> these advises is used, the region will always have
> VM_HUGEPAGE/VM_NOHUGEPAGE flag set in vma->vm_flags.
> The MADV_CLR_HUGEPAGE resets both these flags and allows managing THP in
> the region according to system-wide settings.

Seems reasonable. But could you describe an use-case when it's useful in
real world.

And the name is bad. But I don't have better suggestion. At least do not
abbreviate CLEAR. Saving two letters doesn't worth it.

Maybe RESET instead?

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-05-22 11:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-05-22  6:12 [PATCH] mm: introduce MADV_CLR_HUGEPAGE Mike Rapoport
2017-05-22  7:26 ` Anshuman Khandual
2017-05-22  8:12   ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-22 11:42 ` Kirill A. Shutemov [this message]
2017-05-22 13:36   ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-22 13:44     ` Kirill A. Shutemov
2017-05-22 13:55     ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-22 14:29       ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-22 15:52         ` Vlastimil Babka
2017-05-22 17:51           ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-24  7:50           ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-24  7:58             ` Vlastimil Babka
2017-05-24 10:39               ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-24 11:18                 ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-24 14:25                   ` Pavel Emelyanov
2017-05-24 14:27                   ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-24 15:22                     ` Andrea Arcangeli
2017-05-30  7:44                     ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-30 10:19                       ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-30 10:39                         ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-30 14:04                           ` Andrea Arcangeli
2017-05-30 14:39                             ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-30 14:56                               ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-30 16:06                                 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2017-05-31  6:30                                   ` Vlastimil Babka
2017-05-31  8:24                                     ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-31  9:27                                       ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-31 10:24                                         ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-31 10:22                                       ` Michal Hocko
2017-06-01 11:00                                       ` Mike Rapoport
2017-06-01 12:27                                         ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-30 15:43                               ` Andrea Arcangeli
2017-05-31 12:08                                 ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-31 12:39                                   ` Mike Rapoprt
2017-05-31 14:18                                     ` Andrea Arcangeli
2017-05-31 14:32                                       ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-31 15:46                                         ` Andrea Arcangeli
2017-06-01  6:58                                       ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-31 14:19                                     ` Michal Hocko
2017-06-01  6:53                               ` Mike Rapoport
2017-06-01  8:09                                 ` Michal Hocko
2017-06-01  8:35                                   ` Mike Rapoport
2017-06-01 13:45                                   ` Andrea Arcangeli
2017-06-02  9:11                                     ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-31  9:08                           ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-31 12:05                             ` Michal Hocko
2017-05-31 12:25                               ` Mike Rapoprt
2017-05-24 11:31                 ` Vlastimil Babka
2017-05-24 14:28                   ` Pavel Emelyanov
2017-05-24 14:54                     ` Vlastimil Babka
2017-05-24 15:13                       ` Mike Rapoport
2017-05-22 15:33 ` kbuild test robot

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