# Re: \[PATCH v5 1/3\] mm/mempolicy: use policy\_node helper with MPOL\_PREFERRED\_MANY

- From: Michal Hocko \<mhocko@suse.com\>
- Date: 2021-11-29 10:11:45 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2021/11/6512619
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-mm/2021/11/6512449/t.md

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On Tue 16-11-21 12:12:36, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> A followup patch will enable setting a home node with MPOL_PREFERRED_MANY
> memory policy. To facilitate that switch to using policy_node helper.
> There is no functional change in this patch.
> 
> Cc: Ben Widawsky <redacted>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Feng Tang <redacted>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>
> Cc: Andrea Arcangeli <redacted>
> Cc: Mel Gorman <redacted>
> Cc: Mike Kravetz <redacted>
> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <redacted>
> Cc: Andi Kleen <redacted>
> Cc: Dan Williams <redacted>
> Cc: Huang Ying <redacted>
> Cc: <redacted>
> Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <redacted>

Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>

alloc_pages_vma doesn't really need a node parameter. I will send a
follow up patch based on this series as a reply.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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