Re: 2.6.22 -mm merge plans -- pfn_valid_within

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Tue May 01 2007 - 04:21:27 EST


On Tue, 01 May 2007 09:11:18 +0100 Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Andrew Morton wrote:
>
> > add-pfn_valid_within-helper-for-sub-max_order-hole-detection.patch
> > anti-fragmentation-switch-over-to-pfn_valid_within.patch
> > lumpy-move-to-using-pfn_valid_within.patch
> >
> > More Mel things, and linkage between Mel-things and lumpy reclaim. It's here
> > where the patch ordering gets into a mess and things won't improve if
> > moveable-zones and lumpy-reclaim get deferred. Such a deferral would limit my
> > ability to queue more MM changes for 2.6.23.
>
> The first of these is really a cleanup and should slide into the stack
> before Mobility and Lumpy. The other two should then join their
> respective stacks anti-fragmentation-... to Mobility and lumpy-... to
> Lumpy. I would not expect them to increase linkage that way.
>

yup, that improved things a bit, thanks.

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