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charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Rspam-User: X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 0C7EB1C0004 X-Rspamd-Server: rspam04 X-Stat-Signature: 5xmyxoiuzx3pi3crk93dy35qmayw1ce9 X-HE-Tag: 1779348486-100766 X-HE-Meta: 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 vtzJPgvO chxv9Tn8anqDMswrEdC8JQaWGAYpJznpBZRZf4u/CbOwy1Mu7iNimY4olgn1qyF9RPw5c/ffrshsKRa/SZb/JxiAri+iwRvi6hjOvND3hZkyD5hoUMS5Lkp7S2QgW0PvZsNcqtal4p6rvBj/TJ/B67+wRTOuVVIIrYAJAmP4E/VDdB4Fv4vNFzLtR8odj9Zho5AUbfBbhup4to0VXmt9Hu9Ii98P7p4484E24P4WBFttc6MTdsJw8J6mvkF542Fynyk3NtAQw6k3frZzxOCxuG5Q36gfEXzBiKc01WyZWIsPSC808IfWCLnTE3IuoDI+u1Qo3A5b5iprb5fJdyygtCkSkVhIrxMypq/lTVzevCL1NicU= Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: owner-majordomo@kvack.org List-ID: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 01:47:32PM -1000, Tejun Heo wrote: > Hello, > > On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 04:26:11PM -0700, Alexei Starovoitov wrote: > > Well, this gen_pool based allocator of arena memory is a temporary hack. > > It's ok for rare allocation like in this at scx init time, but not suitable > > for active arena management. We don't need to expose it beyond scx. > > I see. Peter, as Alexei is already prototyping a slab-based arena > allocator, how about keeping the gen_pool layer scx-local for now? Once > the proper allocator lands, scx can switch to it and the custom piece > goes away. OK.