Re: [PATCH v7 15/20] huge_memory: Add vmf_insert_folio_pud()

From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Mon Feb 10 2025 - 13:44:44 EST


On 04.02.25 23:48, Alistair Popple wrote:
Currently DAX folio/page reference counts are managed differently to
normal pages. To allow these to be managed the same as normal pages
introduce vmf_insert_folio_pud. This will map the entire PUD-sized folio
and take references as it would for a normally mapped page.

This is distinct from the current mechanism, vmf_insert_pfn_pud, which
simply inserts a special devmap PUD entry into the page table without
holding a reference to the page for the mapping.

Signed-off-by: Alistair Popple <apopple@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>


Nit: patch subject should start with "mm/huge_memory:"

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Cheers,

David / dhildenb