Re: [PATCH V3] mm: Generalize HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE

Anshuman Khandual [off-list ref] writes:

HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE need not be defined for each individual
platform subscribing it. Instead just make it generic.

Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <redacted>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Cc: Christophe Leroy <redacted>
Cc: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <redacted>
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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 V3:

- Dropped the bool desciption that enabled user selection
- Dropped the dependency on HUGETLB_PAGE for HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE

Changes in V2:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mm/patch/1614661987-23881-1-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

- Added a description for HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE
- Added HUGETLB_PAGE dependency while selecting HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE

Changes in V1:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mm/patch/1614577853-7452-1-git-send-email-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/

 arch/ia64/Kconfig    | 6 +-----
 arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 6 +-----

LGTM.

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)

cheers