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free_pool_huge_page was called with hugetlb_lock held. It would remove
a hugetlb page, and then free the corresponding pages to the lower level
allocators such as buddy. free_pool_huge_page was called in a loop to
remove hugetlb pages and these loops could hold the hugetlb_lock for a
considerable time.
Create new routine remove_pool_huge_page to replace free_pool_huge_page.
remove_pool_huge_page will remove the hugetlb page, and it must be
called with the hugetlb_lock held. It will return the removed page and
it is the responsibility of the caller to free the page to the lower
level allocators. The hugetlb_lock is dropped before freeing to these
allocators which results in shorter lock hold times.
Add new helper routine to call update_and_free_page for a list of pages.
Note: Some changes to the routine return_unused_surplus_pages are in
need of explanation. Commit
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README
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.