Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm/hugetlb: extract sysfs into hugetlb_sysfs.c

From: hui . zhu
Date: Mon Nov 03 2025 - 21:44:39 EST


2025年11月4日 00:28, "David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)" <david@xxxxxxxxxx mailto:david@xxxxxxxxxx?to=%22David%20Hildenbrand%20(Red%20Hat)%22%20%3Cdavid%40kernel.org%3E > 写到:


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> On 03.11.25 09:22, Hui Zhu wrote:
>
> >
> > From: Geliang Tang <geliang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Currently, hugetlb.c contains both core management logic and sysfs
> > interface implementations, making it difficult to maintain. This patch
> > extracts the sysfs-related code into a dedicated file to improve code
> > organization.
> > The following components are moved to mm/hugetlb_sysfs.c:
> > - hugetlb page demote functions (demote_free_hugetlb_folios,
> > demote_pool_huge_page)
> > - sysfs attribute definitions and handlers
> > - sysfs kobject management functions
> > - NUMA per-node hstate attribute registration
> > Several inline helper functions and macros are moved to
> > mm/hugetlb_internal.h:
> > - hstate_is_gigantic_no_runtime()
> > - next_node_allowed()
> > - get_valid_node_allowed()
> > - hstate_next_node_to_alloc()
> > - hstate_next_node_to_free()
> > - for_each_node_mask_to_alloc/to_free macros
> > To support code sharing, these functions are changed from static to
> > exported symbols:
> > - remove_hugetlb_folio()
> > - add_hugetlb_folio()
> > - init_new_hugetlb_folio()
> > - prep_and_add_allocated_folios()
> > - __nr_hugepages_store_common()
> > The Makefile is updated to compile hugetlb_sysfs.o when
> > CONFIG_HUGETLBFS is enabled. This maintains all existing functionality
> > while improving maintainability by separating concerns.
> > Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> [...]
>
> >
> > index 000000000000..63ab13cfb072
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/mm/hugetlb_internal.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> > +/*
> > + * Internal HugeTLB definitions.
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2025 KylinSoft Corporation.
> > + * Author: Geliang Tang <geliang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > + */
> >
> So, you move some code and suddenly have copyright and authored that code.
>
> Especially given the cove letter says "The code is moved
> as-is, with only minor formatting adjustments for code style
> consistency."
>
> ?

Thanks for your remind.
Remove the wrong copyright according to your comments.

Best,
Hui

>
> -- Cheers
>
> David
>