Re: [PATCH 9/9] remove /proc/sys/vm/hugepages_treat_as_movable

From: Naoya Horiguchi
Date: Mon Mar 18 2013 - 20:08:25 EST


On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 04:51:25PM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Thu 21-02-13 14:41:48, Naoya Horiguchi wrote:
> > Now hugepages are definitely movable. So allocating hugepages from
> > ZONE_MOVABLE is natural and we have no reason to keep this parameter.
>
> The sysctl is a part of user interface so you shouldn't remove it right
> away. What we can do is to make it noop and only WARN() that the
> interface will be removed later so that userspace can prepare for that.
>

Yes, you're right. I'll replace the handler with noop.

Thanks,
Naoya
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