Re: [PATCH v6 02/30] mm: Add set/end/wait functions for PG_private_2

From: David Howells
Date: Thu Apr 08 2021 - 11:25:49 EST


Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > +void end_page_private_2(struct page *page)
> > +{
> > + page = compound_head(page);
> > + VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(!PagePrivate2(page), page);
> > + clear_bit_unlock(PG_private_2, &page->flags);
> > + wake_up_page_bit(page, PG_private_2);
>
> ... but when we try to end on a tail, we actually wake up the head ...

Question is, should I remove compound_head() here or add it into the other
functions?

David