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SubjectRe: [PATCH -v3 04/10] mm, THP, swap: Add swap cluster allocate/free functions
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Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:

> On 09/07/2016 10:16 PM, Huang, Ying wrote:
>> From: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
>>
>> The swap cluster allocation/free functions are added based on the
>> existing swap cluster management mechanism for SSD. These functions
>> don't work for the rotating hard disks because the existing swap cluster
>> management mechanism doesn't work for them. The hard disks support may
>> be added if someone really need it. But that needn't be included in
>> this patchset.
>>
>> This will be used for the THP (Transparent Huge Page) swap support.
>> Where one swap cluster will hold the contents of each THP swapped out.
>
> Which tree this series is based against ? This patch does not apply
> on the mainline kernel.

This series is based on 8/31 head of mmotm/master. I stated it in
00/10, but I know it is hided inside other text and not obvious at all.
Is there some way to make it obvious?

Best Regards,
Huang, Ying

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