Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] dax/kmem: allow kmem to add memory with memmap_on_memory

[David Hildenbrand]

On 28.09.23 22:30, Vishal Verma wrote:
> Large amounts of memory managed by the kmem driver may come in via CXL,
> and it is often desirable to have the memmap for this memory on the new
> memory itself.
>
> Enroll kmem-managed memory for memmap_on_memory semantics if the dax
> region originates via CXL. For non-CXL dax regions, retain the existing
> default behavior of hot adding without memmap_on_memory semantics.
>
> Add a sysfs override under the dax device to control this behavior and
> override either default.
>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Huang Ying <ying.huang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@xxxxxxxxx>
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Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Cheers,

David / dhildenb