Re: [PATCH 12/18] mm: memcontrol: convert anon and file-thp to new mem_cgroup_charge() API

[Joonsoo Kim]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 06:11:20PM -0400, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> With the page->mapping requirement gone from memcg, we can charge anon
> and file-thp pages in one single step, right after they're allocated.
> 
> This removes two out of three API calls - especially the tricky commit
> step that needed to happen at just the right time between when the
> page is "set up" and when it's "published" - somewhat vague and fluid
> concepts that varied by page type. All we need is a freshly allocated
> page and a memcg context to charge.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@xxxxxxx>