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From: zijun_hu <zijun_hu@zoho.com>
To: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Cc: zijun_hu@htc.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tj@kernel.org,
	mingo@kernel.org, iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com,
	mgorman@techsingularity.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] mm/vmalloc.c: correct a few logic error for __insert_vmap_area()
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:55:26 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c408c7df-3d1f-8985-a524-c6752e7809ba@zoho.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.10.1609211612280.42217@chino.kir.corp.google.com>

On 2016/9/22 7:15, David Rientjes wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016, zijun_hu wrote:
> 
>>> We don't support inserting when va->va_start == tmp_va->va_end, plain and 
>>> simple.  There's no reason to do so.  NACK to the patch.
>>>
>> i am sorry i disagree with you because
>> 1) in almost all context of vmalloc, original logic treat the special case as normal
>>    for example, __find_vmap_area() or alloc_vmap_area()
> 
> The ranges are [start, end) like everywhere else.  __find_vmap_area() is 
> implemented as such for the passed address.  The address is aligned in 
> alloc_vmap_area(), there's no surprise here.  The logic is correct in 
> __insert_vmap_area().
> 
1) is the desire behavior of __insert_vmap_area() conform with that mentioned
   in my comments?
2) which way of code implementation can present the desire purpose more clear
   and more understandable?


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  reply	other threads:[~2016-09-21 23:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-09-21  4:23 [PATCH 1/5] mm/vmalloc.c: correct a few logic error for __insert_vmap_area() zijun_hu
2016-09-21 21:10 ` David Rientjes
2016-09-21 22:35   ` zijun_hu
2016-09-21 22:45     ` David Rientjes
2016-09-21 23:10       ` zijun_hu
2016-09-21 23:15         ` David Rientjes
2016-09-21 23:55           ` zijun_hu [this message]
2016-09-27  6:07           ` zijun_hu
2016-09-22  1:36 ` [RFC PATCH " zijun_hu

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