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Date:   Sun, 1 Mar 2020 12:59:11 +0800
From:   Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] mm/sparse.c: introduce new function
 fill_subsection_map()
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On 02/28/20 at 03:27pm, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 20.02.20 05:33, Baoquan He wrote:
> > Wrap the codes filling subsection map from section_activate() into
> 
> "Factor out the code that fills the subsection" ...

Fine to me, I will replace it with this. Thanks.

> 
> > fill_subsection_map(), this makes section_activate() cleaner and
> > easier to follow.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  mm/sparse.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> >  1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
> > index b8e52c8fed7f..977b47acd38d 100644
> > --- a/mm/sparse.c
> > +++ b/mm/sparse.c
> > @@ -790,24 +790,28 @@ static void section_deactivate(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
> >  		ms->section_mem_map = (unsigned long)NULL;
> >  }
> >  
> > -static struct page * __meminit section_activate(int nid, unsigned long pfn,
> > -		unsigned long nr_pages, struct vmem_altmap *altmap)
> > +/**
> > + * fill_subsection_map - fill subsection map of a memory region
> > + * @pfn - start pfn of the memory range
> > + * @nr_pages - number of pfns to add in the region
> > + *
> > + * This fills the related subsection map inside one section, and only
> > + * intended for hotplug.
> > + *
> > + * Return:
> > + * * 0		- On success.
> > + * * -EINVAL	- Invalid memory region.
> > + * * -EEXIST	- Subsection map has been set.
> > + */
> 
> Without this comment (or a massively reduced one :) )

Yeah, as we discussed, I will remove it.

> 
> Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
> 
> -- 
> Thanks,
> 
> David / dhildenb