Re: [PATCH 14/30] memblock: add align parameter to memblock_alloc_node()
From: Michal Hocko
Date: Wed Sep 26 2018 - 10:23:33 EST
On Wed 26-09-18 16:43:35, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:36:48AM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Wed 26-09-18 11:31:27, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > > On Fri 14-09-18 15:10:29, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > > > With the align parameter memblock_alloc_node() can be used as drop in
> > > > replacement for alloc_bootmem_pages_node() and __alloc_bootmem_node(),
> > > > which is done in the following patches.
> > >
> > > /me confused. Why do we need this patch at all? Maybe it should be
> > > folded into the later patch you are refereing here?
> >
> > OK, I can see 1536927045-23536-17-git-send-email-rppt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > now. If you are going to repost for whatever reason please merge those
> > two. Also I would get rid of the implicit "0 implies SMP_CACHE_BYTES"
> > behavior. It is subtle and you have to dig deep to find that out. Why
> > not make it explicit?
>
> Agree. I'd just prefer to make it a separate patch rather then resend the
> whole series.
Sure, no objection from me.
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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs