Re: Correct way to release get_user_pages()?

[Timur Tabi]

Andrew Morton wrote:

> no...  You should only dirty the page if it was modified, and then use
> set_page_dirty() or set_page_dirty_lock().

If the page was modified, then shouldn't it already be marked dirty?

Also, should I always use set_page_dirty_lock() if I haven't already 
locked the page?


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Timur Tabi
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