Re: [PATCH] docs/vm: add documentation of memory models

From: Mike Rapoport
Date: Wed Apr 24 2019 - 14:02:30 EST


On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 10:14:55AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:28:35 +0300
> Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Describe what {FLAT,DISCONTIG,SPARSE}MEM are and how they manage to
> > maintain pfn <-> struct page correspondence.
>
> Quick question: should this document perhaps mention that DISCONTIGMEM
> appears to be on its way out?

I suspect it'll take a while until then, but I'll add a sentence about it
being deprecated.
Which reminds me that mm/Kconfig also begs for the corresponding update.

> Thanks,
>
> jon
>

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Sincerely yours,
Mike.