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Re: [PATCH 2/5] mm/debug_pagealloc: don't allocate page_ext if we don't use guard page

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On (08/10/16 15:16), js1304@gmail.com wrote:
> From: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com>
> 
> What debug_pagealloc does is just mapping/unmapping page table.
> Basically, it doesn't need additional memory space to memorize something.
> But, with guard page feature, it requires additional memory to distinguish
> if the page is for guard or not. Guard page is only used when
> debug_guardpage_minorder is non-zero so this patch removes additional
> memory allocation (page_ext) if debug_guardpage_minorder is zero.
> 
> It saves memory if we just use debug_pagealloc and not guard page.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com>

Reviewed-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com>

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Re: [PATCH 2/5] mm/debug_pagealloc: don't allocate page_ext if we  don't use guard page Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com> - 2016-08-10 22:20 +0200

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