Re: [Question] mm/damon: conflict between DAMON_STAT and DAMON_LRU_SORT?

[SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>]

On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:42:35 +0800 Liew Rui Yan <aethernet65535@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > Yes.  But, I think 'Special-Purpose Access-aware Kernel Modules' section of
> > Documentation/mm/damon/design.rst is a better place to document it.
> >
> > Would you mind sending a patch for that?
> >
> 
> Hi SeongJae,
> 
> Thank you so much for your quick and detailed reply!
> 
> I'm happy to send a documentation patch for this. As you suggested, I'll
> add the explanation to the "Special-Purpose Access-aware Kernel Modules"
> section of Documentation/mm/damon/design.rst.
> 
> Additionally, would it be helpful to add a short note with a :ref:
> cross-reference in Documentation/admin-guide/mm/damon/lru_sort.rst
> pointing to that section? I think this could help sysadmins quickly
> understand the reason behind the -EBUSY error without having to dig deep
> into the full design document.

Yes, I think that will be helpful.  Let's do so!

> 
> I may need a few days to prepare the patch properly, I want to
> familiarise myself with the reStructuredText syntax and the current
> design.rst. I'll do my best to send it soon. Is that okay?

That's perfectly fine.  No rush, take your time :)

> 
> Thanks again for your guidance and for maintaining DAMON!

My pleasure!


Thanks,
SJ

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