Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: add MM subsection for the page allocator

[Vlastimil Babka]

On 4/7/25 22:12, Zi Yan wrote:
> On 7 Apr 2025, at 16:05, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> 
>> Add a subsection for the page allocator, including compaction as it's
>> crucial for high-order allocations and works together with the
>> anti-fragmentation features. Volunteer myself as a reviewer.
>>
>> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Extra reviewers would be welcome, including/not limited the people I
>> Cc'd based on my recollection and get_maintainers --git
>> Also if I missed any related file please lmk. Thanks.
>>
>>  MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> Acked-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

> I am happy to help review patches for page allocator and
> compaction too. Should I send a separate patch to add myself?
> Or you can add
> 
> R:    Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> in your next version?

Sure, will do, thanks!

>>
>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> index 4fe7cf5fc4ea..610636f622b1 100644
>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -15511,6 +15511,16 @@ F:	mm/numa.c
>>  F:	mm/numa_emulation.c
>>  F:	mm/numa_memblks.c
>>
>> +MEMORY MANAGEMENT - PAGE ALLOCATOR
>> +M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> +R:	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
>> +L:	linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
>> +S:	Maintained
>> +F:	mm/compaction.c
>> +F:	mm/page_alloc.c
>> +F:	include/linux/gfp.h
>> +F:	include/linux/compaction.h
>> +
>>  MEMORY MANAGEMENT - SECRETMEM
>>  M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>  M:	Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> -- 
>> 2.49.0
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> Yan, Zi