Re: [PATCH v7 1/7] arm64/hugetlb: Extend batching of multiple CONT_PTE in a single PTE setup

From: Barry Song

Date: Wed Jul 29 2026 - 03:27:07 EST


On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 2:46 PM David Hildenbrand (Arm)
<david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> > I agree that coupling hugetlb with vmalloc is not ideal. As I
> > explained to David, this has been an issue for a couple of
> > years and affects multiple architectures since 2021:
> >
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/fb3ccc73377832ac6708181ec419128a2f98ce36.1620795204.git.christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > where `#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE` is required by `vmalloc`.
> >
> > So I'd prefer to address it in a separate follow-up patch
> > series.
>
> It's the perfect time to sort that out now :)

OK, looks like I'll be working until at least 1 p.m. again
today and tomorrow. :-)

Best Regards
Barry