+ mm-memoryc-remove-zap_block_size.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     mm/memory.c: remove ZAP_BLOCK_SIZE
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     mm-memoryc-remove-zap_block_size.patch

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Subject: mm/memory.c: remove ZAP_BLOCK_SIZE
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

ZAP_BLOCK_SIZE became unused in the preemptible-mmu_gather work ("mm:
Remove i_mmap_lock lockbreak").  So zap it.

Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 mm/memory.c |   11 -----------
 1 file changed, 11 deletions(-)

diff -puN mm/memory.c~mm-memoryc-remove-zap_block_size mm/memory.c
--- a/mm/memory.c~mm-memoryc-remove-zap_block_size
+++ a/mm/memory.c
@@ -1289,13 +1289,6 @@ static unsigned long unmap_page_range(st
 	return addr;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
-# define ZAP_BLOCK_SIZE	(8 * PAGE_SIZE)
-#else
-/* No preempt: go for improved straight-line efficiency */
-# define ZAP_BLOCK_SIZE	(1024 * PAGE_SIZE)
-#endif
-
 /**
  * unmap_vmas - unmap a range of memory covered by a list of vma's
  * @tlb: address of the caller's struct mmu_gather
@@ -1309,10 +1302,6 @@ static unsigned long unmap_page_range(st
  *
  * Unmap all pages in the vma list.
  *
- * We aim to not hold locks for too long (for scheduling latency reasons).
- * So zap pages in ZAP_BLOCK_SIZE bytecounts.  This means we need to
- * return the ending mmu_gather to the caller.
- *
  * Only addresses between `start' and `end' will be unmapped.
  *
  * The VMA list must be sorted in ascending virtual address order.
_

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arch-alpha-kernel-systblss-remove-debug-check.patch
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drivers-staging-dt3155v4l-dt3155v4lc-needs-slabh.patch
drivers-staging-solo6x10-corec-needs-slabh.patch
drivers-staging-solo6x10-p2mc-needs-slabh.patch
staging-more-missing-slabh-inclusions.patch
slab-use-numa_no_node.patch
mm.patch
mm-extend-memory-hotplug-api-to-allow-memory-hotplug-in-virtual-machines-fix.patch
pagewalk-add-locking-rule-comments-fix.patch
mm-memoryc-remove-zap_block_size.patch
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leds-route-kbd-leds-through-the-generic-leds-layer.patch
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