On Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 07:46:55PM +0800, Baolin Wang wrote: > Hi Lorenzo, > > On 6/11/26 2:18 PM, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 06:29:08PM +0800, Baolin Wang wrote: > > > (Note: this patchset is not targeting v7.2, but posted for early > > > feedback.) > > > > Hi Baolin, > > > > Speaking broadly, and to repeat what I said to Nico - I'd like to > > re-emphasise my _strong_ desire for us to pay down technical debt in THP > > code before adding any further major features. > > > > Really I'd have liked to see us do this _before_ khugepaged mTHP, but I > > didn't want to put Nico through more than he already endured with that > > series :) > > > > So I'd really like to see some action on that before we embark on any > > further significant changes. > > > > This is no comment on your changes, just something that we really need to > > address in THP generally. > > > > Will try to give some detailed commentary on the actual changes when I have > > time also :) > > I fully understand the current state of THP maintenance, which is why this > is an RFC. I’m not expecting it to be merged into mainline quickly (but > thanks to Lance for the comments).
Ack, well maybe you'd be surprised if I didn't mention it ;) And I will try to have a look through on basis of the technical changes! > > Also, as Nico noted, it might be worth reviewing the mTHP collapse selftests > in this series firstly? as they can help validate the anonymous mTHP > collapse path for future changes. Yeah that sounds like a plan and thank you for writing them :) more testing is welcome and very much appreciated. Cheers, Lorenzo
