Re: [PATCH 1/4] mm: introduce compaction and migration for virtio ballooned pages

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> +#if defined(CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON) || defined(CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON_MODULE)
> +/*
> + * Balloon pages special page->mapping.
> + * users must properly allocate and initiliaze an instance of balloon_mapping,

initialize

> + * and set it as the page->mapping for balloon enlisted page instances.
> + *
> + * address_space_operations necessary methods for ballooned pages:
> + *   .migratepage    - used to perform balloon's page migration (as is)
> + *   .invalidatepage - used to isolate a page from balloon's page list
> + *   .freepage       - used to reinsert an isolated page to balloon's page list
> + */
> +struct address_space *balloon_mapping;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(balloon_mapping);

Why don't you call this kvm_balloon_mapping - and when other balloon
drivers use it, then change it to something more generic. Also at that
future point the other balloon drivers might do it a bit differently so
it might be that will be reworked completly.

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