Re: [PATCH 1/1] mm: thp: Redefine default THP defrag behaviour disable it by default

From: Andrea Arcangeli
Date: Thu Feb 25 2016 - 18:08:31 EST


On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 12:02:19AM +0100, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
> Let's first agree if direct compaction is going to hurt also for the
> MADV_HUGEPAGE case. I say MADV_HUGEPAGE benefits from direct
> compaction and is not hurt by not doing direct compaction. If you
^^^ drop this not sorry for any confusion :)
> agree with this concept, I'd ask to change your patch, because your
> patch in turn is hurting MADV_HUGEPAGE users.