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From: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>
To: David Laight <David.Laight@ACULAB.COM>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] mm: Convert p[te|md]_numa users to
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On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:38:56AM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> From:  Mel Gorman
> > Convert existing users of pte_numa and friends to the new helper. Note
> > that the kernel is broken after this patch is applied until the other
> > page table modifiers are also altered. This patch layout is to make
> > review easier.
> 
> Doesn't that break bisection?
> 

Yes, for automatic NUMA balancing at least. The patch structure is to
to make reviewers job easier and besides, bisecting within patches 2-6
is pointless. If desired, I can collapse patches 2-6 together for the
final submission.

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Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs