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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 0/3] mm/cma: manage the memory of the CMA area by using the ZONE_MOVABLE
On Fri,  1 Dec 2017 16:53:03 +0900 js1304@gmail.com wrote:

> From: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com>
>
> v2
> o previous failure in linux-next turned out that it's not the problem of
> this patchset. It was caused by the wrong assumption by specific
> architecture.
>
> lkml.kernel.org/r/20171114173719.GA28152@atomide.com
>
> o add missing cache flush to the patch "ARM: CMA: avoid double mapping
> to the CMA area if CONFIG_HIGHMEM = y"
>
>
> This patchset is the follow-up of the discussion about the
> "Introduce ZONE_CMA (v7)" [1]. Please reference it if more information
> is needed.
>
> In this patchset, the memory of the CMA area is managed by using
> the ZONE_MOVABLE. Since there is another type of the memory in this zone,
> we need to maintain a migratetype for the CMA memory to account
> the number of the CMA memory. So, unlike previous patchset, there is
> less deletion of the code.
>
> Otherwise, there is no big change.
>
> Motivation of this patchset is described in the commit description of
> the patch "mm/cma: manage the memory of the CMA area by using
> the ZONE_MOVABLE". Please refer it for more information.
>
> This patchset is based on linux-next-20170822 plus
> "mm/page_alloc: don't reserve ZONE_HIGHMEM for ZONE_MOVABLE".

mhocko had issues with that patch which weren't addressed?
http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170914132452.d5klyizce72rhjaa@dhcp22.suse.cz

> Thanks.
>
> [1]: lkml.kernel.org/r/1491880640-9944-1-git-send-email-iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com

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