Hi Minchan,

On (11/04/15 10:25), Minchan Kim wrote:
[..]
>+static int madvise_free_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
>+                               unsigned long end, struct mm_walk *walk)
>+
...
> +     if (pmd_trans_unstable(pmd))
> +             return 0;

I think it makes sense to update pmd_trans_unstable() and
pmd_none_or_trans_huge_or_clear_bad() comments in asm-generic/pgtable.h
Because they explicitly mention MADV_DONTNEED only. Just a thought.


> @@ -379,6 +502,14 @@ madvise_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct 
> vm_area_struct **prev,
>               return madvise_remove(vma, prev, start, end);
>       case MADV_WILLNEED:
>               return madvise_willneed(vma, prev, start, end);
> +     case MADV_FREE:
> +             /*
> +              * XXX: In this implementation, MADV_FREE works like
                  ^^^^
                XXX

> +              * MADV_DONTNEED on swapless system or full swap.
> +              */
> +             if (get_nr_swap_pages() > 0)
> +                     return madvise_free(vma, prev, start, end);
> +             /* passthrough */

        -ss
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