From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
To: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 03/37] mm: page_alloc: propagate PageReported flag across buddy splits
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2026 13:50:03 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aia6e_i2usmEhBhF@casper.infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aiaPBRm0Mp_WDPFa@lucifer>
On Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 10:52:28AM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > - split_large_buddy(zone, p, page_to_pfn(p), p_order, fpi_flags);
> > + split_large_buddy(zone, p, page_to_pfn(p), p_order,
> > + fpi_flags, false);
>
> I don't love adding a mystery meat boolean parameter like this.
Particularly when we have the FPI flags already being passed. Surely
this should just be another FPI flag?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-08 12:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 91+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-08 8:33 [PATCH v10 00/37] mm/virtio: skip redundant zeroing of host-zeroed pages Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:34 ` [PATCH v10 01/37] mm: mempolicy: fix interleave index calculation Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 9:43 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:34 ` [PATCH v10 02/37] mm: memory-failure: serialize TestSetPageHWPoison with zone->lock Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 9:43 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 13:48 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 14:14 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 16:20 ` Andrew Morton
2026-06-08 8:34 ` [PATCH v10 03/37] mm: page_alloc: propagate PageReported flag across buddy splits Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 9:52 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 12:50 ` Matthew Wilcox [this message]
2026-06-08 8:34 ` [PATCH v10 04/37] mm: page_reporting: allow driver to set batch capacity Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:34 ` [PATCH v10 05/37] mm: hugetlb: remove dead alloc_hugetlb_folio stub Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 9:56 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:35 ` [PATCH v10 06/37] mm: move vma_alloc_folio_noprof to page_alloc.c Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 10:05 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:35 ` [PATCH v10 07/37] mm: thread user_addr through page allocator for cache-friendly zeroing Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 10:23 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 11:06 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 13:04 ` Matthew Wilcox
2026-06-08 13:09 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 14:26 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-06-08 14:31 ` Matthew Wilcox
2026-06-08 14:37 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-06-08 14:44 ` Matthew Wilcox
2026-06-08 14:55 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-06-08 11:08 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-06-08 15:27 ` Zi Yan
2026-06-08 8:35 ` [PATCH v10 08/37] mm: add alloc_contig_frozen_pages_user " Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 10:29 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:35 ` [PATCH v10 09/37] mm: hugetlb: thread user_addr through gigantic page allocation Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:36 ` [PATCH v10 10/37] mm: add folio_zero_user stub for configs without THP/HUGETLBFS Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 9:12 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:36 ` [PATCH v10 11/37] mm: page_alloc: move prep_compound_page before post_alloc_hook Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 10:33 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:36 ` [PATCH v10 12/37] mm: use folio_zero_user for user pages in post_alloc_hook Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 11:23 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 15:53 ` Gregory Price
2026-06-08 8:36 ` [PATCH v10 13/37] mm: use __GFP_ZERO in vma_alloc_zeroed_movable_folio Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 10:39 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 10:55 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:37 ` [PATCH v10 14/37] mm: remove arch vma_alloc_zeroed_movable_folio overrides Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 11:29 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:37 ` [PATCH v10 15/37] mm: alloc_anon_folio: pass raw fault address to vma_alloc_folio Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 11:35 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:37 ` [PATCH v10 16/37] mm: alloc_swap_folio: " Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 11:37 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 15:59 ` Gregory Price
2026-06-08 8:37 ` [PATCH v10 17/37] mm: page_reporting: skip redundant zeroing of host-zeroed reported pages Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:00 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 16:09 ` Gregory Price
2026-06-08 8:38 ` [PATCH v10 18/37] mm: page_alloc: use aliasing checks instead of user_alloc_needs_zeroing Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 11:39 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:38 ` [PATCH v10 19/37] mm: page_alloc: clear PG_zeroed on buddy merge if not both zero Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 11:47 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:38 ` [PATCH v10 20/37] mm: page_alloc: preserve PG_zeroed in page_del_and_expand Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:38 ` [PATCH v10 21/37] mm: page_alloc: propagate PG_zeroed in split_large_buddy Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:38 ` [PATCH v10 22/37] mm: add free_frozen_pages_zeroed Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:06 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:38 ` [PATCH v10 23/37] mm: page_alloc: skip kernel_init_pages for FPI_ZEROED when safe Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:18 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:38 ` [PATCH v10 24/37] mm: add put_page_zeroed and folio_put_zeroed Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:25 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 12:46 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-06-08 14:08 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 14:28 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-06-08 8:39 ` [PATCH v10 25/37] mm: use __GFP_ZERO in alloc_anon_folio Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:29 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:39 ` [PATCH v10 26/37] mm: vma_alloc_anon_folio_pmd: pass raw fault address to vma_alloc_folio Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:30 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:39 ` [PATCH v10 27/37] mm: use __GFP_ZERO in vma_alloc_anon_folio_pmd Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:32 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:39 ` [PATCH v10 28/37] mm: hugetlb: add gfp parameter and skip zeroing for zeroed pages Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:44 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:39 ` [PATCH v10 29/37] mm: memfd: skip zeroing for zeroed hugetlb pool pages Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 12:47 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 8:39 ` [PATCH v10 30/37] mm: page_reporting: add per-page zeroed bitmap for host feedback Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:39 ` [PATCH v10 31/37] virtio_balloon: submit reported pages as individual buffers Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:40 ` [PATCH v10 32/37] virtio_balloon: disable indirect descriptors Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:40 ` [PATCH v10 33/37] mm: page_reporting: add flush parameter with page budget Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:40 ` [PATCH v10 34/37] virtio_balloon: skip zeroing for host-zeroed reported pages Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:40 ` [PATCH v10 35/37] virtio_balloon: disable reporting zeroed optimization for confidential guests Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 8:40 ` [PATCH v10 36/37] mm: balloon: use put_page_zeroed for zeroed balloon pages Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 11:10 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-06-08 8:40 ` [PATCH v10 37/37] virtio_balloon: implement VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEVICE_INIT_ON_INFLATE Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-06-08 9:17 ` [PATCH v10 00/37] mm/virtio: skip redundant zeroing of host-zeroed pages Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 12:52 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-06-08 11:02 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-08 11:13 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-08 15:45 ` Gregory Price
2026-06-08 14:21 ` Matthew Wilcox
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