Re: [PATCH] mm: vmalloc: Use the vmap_area_lock to protect ne_fit_preload_node

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Mon Oct 07 2019 - 06:56:37 EST


On 2019-10-07 10:30:37 [+0200], Daniel Wagner wrote:
> Hi,
Hi Daniel,

> On Fri, Oct 04, 2019 at 06:30:42PM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> > On 2019-10-04 18:20:41 [+0200], Uladzislau Rezki wrote:
> > > If we have migrate_disable/enable, then, i think preempt_enable/disable
> > > should be replaced by it and not the way how it has been proposed
> > > in the patch.
> >
> > I don't think this patch is appropriate for upstream.
>
> Yes, I agree. The discussion made this clear, this is only for -rt
> trees. Initially I though this should be in mainline too.

Sorry, this was _before_ Uladzislau pointed out that you *just* moved
the lock that was there from the beginning. I missed that while looking
over the patch. Based on that I don't think that this patch is not
appropriate for upstream.

> Thanks,
> Daniel

Sebastian