On 01.09.21 20:09, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
On Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 07:58:47PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
You'll most likely have to touch each and every place either way, for
example when suddenly returning "null" instead of a pte. It's just a matter
of making this easier to review and the changes as minimal and as clear as
possible.
I imagine the leading series to add the simplified API would include
the null return already - the THP race avoidance requires it anyhow.
Okay, so we're on the same page.
So you end up with a simpler self contained series that is a stand
alone improvement followed by a much smaller series here that doesn't
got back and re-touch the first series's changes.
Exactly.
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Thanks,
David / dhildenb
