Re: [PATCH] mm: move swp_entry_t definition to include/linux/mm_types.h

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon Nov 17 2014 - 16:29:07 EST


On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:17:23 -0500 Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> swp_entry_t being defined in include/linux/swap.h instead of
> include/linux/mm_types.h causes cyclic include dependency later when
> include/linux/page_cgroup.h is included from writeback path. Move the
> definition to include/linux/mm_types.h.
>
> While at it, reformat the comment above it.
>
> ...
>
> --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> @@ -525,4 +525,12 @@ enum tlb_flush_reason {
> NR_TLB_FLUSH_REASONS,
> };
>
> + /*
> + * A swap entry has to fit into a "unsigned long", as the entry is hidden
> + * in the "index" field of the swapper address space.
> + */
> +typedef struct {
> + unsigned long val;
> +} swp_entry_t;
> +
> #endif /* _LINUX_MM_TYPES_H */
> --- a/include/linux/swap.h
> +++ b/include/linux/swap.h
> @@ -102,14 +102,6 @@ union swap_header {
> } info;
> };
>
> - /* A swap entry has to fit into a "unsigned long", as
> - * the entry is hidden in the "index" field of the
> - * swapper address space.
> - */
> -typedef struct {
> - unsigned long val;
> -} swp_entry_t;
> -
> /*
> * current->reclaim_state points to one of these when a task is running
> * memory reclaim

Looks OK to me. Do you have some patch which depends on this? If
so, please merge this via whatever tree carries that patch?

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