RE: [PATCH V2 1/3] mm: Export split_page()

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Tue Mar 19 2013 - 17:41:59 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michal Hocko [mailto:mhocko@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:13 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/3] mm: Export split_page()
>
> On Mon 18-03-13 13:51:36, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > This symbol would be used in the Hyper-V balloon driver to support 2M
> > allocations.
> >
> > In this version of the patch, based on feedback from Michal Hocko
> > <mhocko@xxxxxxx>, I have updated the patch description.
>
> I guess this part is not necessary ;)
>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Anyway
> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx>

Greg,

Would you be taking this patch through your tree?

Regards,

K. Y
>
> > ---
> > mm/page_alloc.c | 1 +
> > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
> > index 6cacfee..7e0ead6 100644
> > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> > @@ -1404,6 +1404,7 @@ void split_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
> > for (i = 1; i < (1 << order); i++)
> > set_page_refcounted(page + i);
> > }
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(split_page);
> >
> > static int __isolate_free_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
> > {
> > --
> > 1.7.4.1
> >
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