On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 12:55 AM Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 3/16/21 3:24 AM, Michal Hocko wrote: > > Andrew, > > this patchset is still not ready for mmotm. Hugetlb freeing path needs a > > major surgery because it can be called from atomic contexts and a simple > > fix http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210311021321.127500-1-mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx > > has been nacked by Peter. Until this is handled properly this has to > > wait and build on top. > > > > Unfortunately, I tend to agree. > > Technically, this patchset does not add anything 'new' WRT challenges > with the put_page path. It will add a new condition where that path > could sleep. However, handling the possibility is an issue with the > existing code. What this patchset does add is additional complexity > to the existing code paths. It would be better to wait for modifications > that take into account put_page/free_huge_page can be called from any > context. > > I am working on such changes and it is a priority. However, this is > going to require quite a bit of code change. Thanks Mike. Waiting for your good news, if there is anything I can help, please let me know. > -- > Mike Kravetz
