[PATCH V2 4/6] mm: rename the global section array to mem_sections

Andrew Morton akpm at linux-foundation.org
Tue Jun 1 16:52:46 PDT 2021


On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 10:40:09 +0200 David Hildenbrand <david at redhat.com> wrote:

> > Thanks, i explained the reason during my last reply.
> > Andrew has already picked this patch to -mm tree.
> 
> Just because it's in Andrews tree doesn't mean it will end up upstream. ;)
> 
> Anyhow, no really strong opinion, it's simply unnecessary code churn 
> that makes bisecting harder without real value IMHO.

I think it's a good change - mem_sections refers to multiple instances
of a mem_section.  Churn is a pain, but that's the price we pay for more
readable code.  And for having screwed it up originally ;)




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