[PATCH v2 1/3] mm: add vm_normal_lru_pages for LRU handled pages only
Christoph Hellwig
hch at lst.de
Thu Mar 31 08:57:53 UTC 2022
On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 10:55:13AM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> > Why can't this deal with ZONE_DEVICE pages? It certainly has
> > nothing do with a LRU I think. In fact being able to have
> > stats that count say the number of device pages here would
> > probably be useful at some point.
> >
> > In general I find the vm_normal_lru_page vs vm_normal_page
> > API highly confusing. An explicit check for zone device pages
> > in the dozen or so spots that care has a much better documentation
> > value, especially if accompanied by comments where it isn't entirely
> > obvious.
>
> What's your thought on FOLL_LRU?
Also a bit confusing, but inbetween all these FOLL_ flags it doesn't
really matter any more.
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