Re: [PATCH v4 00/15] Fast kernel headers: split linux/mm.h

[David Hildenbrand]

On 12.03.24 10:41, Max Kellermann wrote:
> This patch set aims to clean up the linux/mm.h header and reduce
> dependencies on it by moving parts out.
>
> The goal was to eliminate dependencies on linux/mm.h from other
> popular headers such as highmem.h and dma-mapping.h, and I started by
> checking which symbols were really used and moved those declarations
> to separate slim headers.

[...]

>   include/linux/mm.h                            | 583 +-----------------
>   include/linux/mm/devmap_managed.h             |  37 ++
>   include/linux/mm/folio_next.h                 |  27 +

Isn't that a bit excessive? Do we really need that many folio headers?

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Cheers,

David / dhildenb