[PATCH V2] mm: Generalize HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE

[Christophe Leroy]

Le 02/03/2021 à 07:37, Anshuman Khandual a écrit :
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> On 3/2/21 11:13 AM, Christophe Leroy wrote:
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>> Le 02/03/2021 à 06:13, Anshuman Khandual a écrit :
>>> HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE need not be defined for each individual
>>> platform subscribing it. Instead just make it generic.
>>>
>>> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au>
>>> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh at kernel.crashing.org>
>>> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus at samba.org>
>>> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm at linux-foundation.org>
>>> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch at lst.de>
>>> Cc: linux-ia64 at vger.kernel.org
>>> Cc: linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org
>>> Cc: linux-mm at kvack.org
>>> Cc: linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org
>>> Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch at lst.de>
>>> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual at arm.com>
>>> ---
>>> This change was originally suggested in an earilier discussion. This
>>> applies on v5.12-rc1 and has been build tested on all applicable
>>> platforms i.e ia64 and powerpc.
>>>
>>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mm/patch/1613024531-19040-3-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/
>>>
>>> Changes in V2:
>>>
>>> - Added a description for HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE
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>> You are doing more than adding a description: you are making it user selectable. Is that what you want ?
> 
> No, this was unintended. Will drop that description.
> 

The description in the help section is OK.

It is only the text after the "bool" that makes it selectable.

	bool "Allows dynamic pageblock_order"