Re: [PATCH v6 0/4] mm: avoid large folio splits when swap is unavailable

[Xueyuan Chen]

On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 4:44 AM Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:50:21 +0800 Xueyuan Chen <xueyuan.chen21@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > This is v6 of Barry's original RFC patch, "mm: Avoiding split large
> > folios if swap has no space":
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> Thanks.  It looks like a nice patchset and it comes well-reviewed.
>
> However it's super late in the cycle so I'd prefer to defer this until
> after 7.3-rc1.
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> The changelogs aren't very clear on the overall benefit to our users
> (please address this), but I'm thinking "minor".  If I'm wrong then
> lets consider -stable backports and suitable Fixes: targets.
>

I'll improve the changelogs and run some tests to quantify
the impact.  If it turns out more than minor, I'll add a
Fixes: tag.

Thanks.