Re: [PATCH v4 RESEND 0/2] Align mmap address for DAX pmd mappings
From: Kani, Toshimitsu
Date: Thu Sep 08 2016 - 09:49:47 EST
On Thu, 2016-09-08 at 13:57 +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 10:00:43PM +0000, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 2016-08-29 at 15:31 -0600, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2016-08-29 at 23:48 +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > > >
Â:
> > Looking further, these shmem_huge handlings only check pre-
> > conditions. ÂSo, we should
> > beÂableÂtoÂmakeÂshmem_get_unmapped_area() as a wrapper, which
> > checks such shmem-specific conitions, and
> > thenÂcallÂ__thp_get_unmapped_area() for the actual work. ÂAll DAX-
> > specific checks are performed in thp_get_unmapped_area() as well.
> > ÂWe can make Â__thp_get_unmapped_area() as a common function.
> >
> > I'd prefer to make such change as a separate item,
>
> Do you have plan to submit such change?
Yes, I will submit the change once I finish testing.
Thanks,
-Toshi