Re: [PATCH 07/23] mm: Introduce zap_details.zap_flags

From: Peter Xu
Date: Tue Mar 23 2021 - 11:44:29 EST


On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 02:11:29AM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 08:48:56PM -0400, Peter Xu wrote:
> > +/* Whether to check page->mapping when zapping */
> > +#define ZAP_FLAG_CHECK_MAPPING BIT(0)
> > +
> > /*
> > * Parameter block passed down to zap_pte_range in exceptional cases.
> > */
> > struct zap_details {
> > - struct address_space *check_mapping; /* Check page->mapping if set */
> > + struct address_space *zap_mapping; /* Check page->mapping if set */
>
> Now the comment is wrong. It used to mean "If this is NULL, zap pages
> with any mapping", but now it's always set, and the decision about whether
> to check the mapping is in the flag.
>
> Honestly, I'd remove the comments from both these members. They don't add
> anything to understandability now.

Agreed, I'm removing them. Thanks,

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Peter Xu