[PATCH v2 2.6.38-rc8-tip 1/20] 1: mm: Move replace_page() to mm/memory.c

Srikar Dronamraju srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Mon Mar 14 17:35:00 GMT 2011


> > 
> > As discussed in IRC, moving and removing the static attribute had to
> > be one patch so that mm/ksm.c compiles correctly. The other option we
> > have is to remove the static attribute first and then moving the
> > function.
> 
> Hmm, maybe that may be a good idea. Since it is really two changes. One
> is to make it global for other usages. I'm not even sure why you moved
> it. The change log for the move can explain that.
> 

unlike mm/memory.c; mm/ksm.c is compiled only when CONFIG_KSM is set.
So if we dont move it out of ksm.c; we will have to make uprobes
dependent on CONFIG_KSM. Since replace_page is the only function we are
interested in, its better to move it out of ksm.c, rather than
making uprobes dependent on CONFIG_KSM.


> -- Steve
> 
> > 
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