Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] mm: compaction: mTHP-friendly memory compaction

[Barry Song]

On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 12:15 PM Bo Zhang <zhangbo0325@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Lorenzo,
>
> Thanks for the note. Let me clarify the background of this series, both
> regarding the AI-assistance question and regarding the scope of the change.
>
> This work started as part of our exploration of 16KB mTHP for the Android
> scenario. The overall direction of making compaction lighter-weight and
> mTHP-aware came from offline discussions with David, who suggested this
> lightweight-compaction angle for small mTHP orders. So the size and scope
> of the series is not me diving in unguided as a newcomer: it follows his
> directional guidance. Barry then provided reviews and change suggestions
> throughout the iterations.
>
> On the AI-assistance side:
>
> - All the code was written by me, by hand. I understand each change and
>   take full responsibility for the patches.
>
> - The cover letter and some commit messages were polished with an LLM
>   after I wrote the initial drafts (to smooth the English). The technical
>   content, the design (jointly with Barry), and the analysis are mine.

Maybe Lorenzo can adjust the bot a little so that it doesn't trigger
an AI warning just because the changelog or commit message looks
AI-polished? Perhaps the AI detector could focus more on the code
changes instead?

Please have a little mercy on us non-native English speakers. :-)

Thanks
Barry