Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm/mempolicy: use vm_normal_folio_pmd() in queue_folios_pmd()

From: Gregory Price

Date: Thu Aug 27 2026 - 14:49:07 EST


On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 07:05:21PM +0200, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote:
> > }
> > + folio = vm_normal_folio_pmd(walk->vma, addr, pmdval);
> > + if (!folio)
> > + return
>
>
> I think this is best written as:
>
> folio = vm_normal_folio_pmd(walk->vma, addr, pmdval);
> if (!folio) {
> if (is_huge_zero_pmd(pmdval)) {
> walk->action = ACTION_CONTINUE;
> return;
> }
> return;
> }
> That way we minimize checks on the expected path.
>

Sure, i'll spin a v2

> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
>

Thanks!

~Gregory