Re: [PATCH v5 00/21] mm/zsmalloc: add zpdesc memory descriptor for zswap.zpool
From: Andrew Morton
Date: Tue Aug 06 2024 - 15:32:29 EST
On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 10:22:47 +0800 alexs@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> According to Metthew's plan, the page descriptor will be replace by a 8
> bytes mem_desc on destination purpose.
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YvV1KTyzZ+Jrtj9x@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Here is a implement on zsmalloc to replace page descriptor by 'zpdesc',
> which is still overlay on struct page now. but it's a step move forward
> above destination.
So the sole reason for this work is as a part of the mem_desc
conversion. I'd like to hear from others who are to be involved in
that conversion, please - it this patchset something we should be
merging?