[patch V3 7/8] mm: vmstat: move need_update

[Marcelo Tosatti]

Move need_update() function up in vmstat.c, needed by next patch.
No code changes.

Remove a duplicate comment while at it.

Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@xxxxxxxxxx>

---
 mm/vmstat.c |   67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/mm/vmstat.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/mm/vmstat.c
+++ linux-2.6/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,37 @@ static const struct seq_operations vmsta
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct delayed_work, vmstat_work);
 int sysctl_stat_interval __read_mostly = HZ;
 
+/*
+ * Check if the diffs for a certain cpu indicate that
+ * an update is needed.
+ */
+static bool need_update(int cpu)
+{
+	pg_data_t *last_pgdat = NULL;
+	struct zone *zone;
+
+	for_each_populated_zone(zone) {
+		struct per_cpu_zonestat *pzstats = per_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_zonestats, cpu);
+		struct per_cpu_nodestat *n;
+
+		/*
+		 * The fast way of checking if there are any vmstat diffs.
+		 */
+		if (memchr_inv(pzstats->vm_stat_diff, 0, NR_VM_ZONE_STAT_ITEMS *
+			       sizeof(pzstats->vm_stat_diff[0])))
+			return true;
+
+		if (last_pgdat == zone->zone_pgdat)
+			continue;
+		last_pgdat = zone->zone_pgdat;
+		n = per_cpu_ptr(zone->zone_pgdat->per_cpu_nodestats, cpu);
+		if (memchr_inv(n->vm_node_stat_diff, 0, NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS *
+			       sizeof(n->vm_node_stat_diff[0])))
+		    return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 static void refresh_vm_stats(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -1899,42 +1930,6 @@ static void vmstat_update(struct work_st
 }
 
 /*
- * Switch off vmstat processing and then fold all the remaining differentials
- * until the diffs stay at zero. The function is used by NOHZ and can only be
- * invoked when tick processing is not active.
- */
-/*
- * Check if the diffs for a certain cpu indicate that
- * an update is needed.
- */
-static bool need_update(int cpu)
-{
-	pg_data_t *last_pgdat = NULL;
-	struct zone *zone;
-
-	for_each_populated_zone(zone) {
-		struct per_cpu_zonestat *pzstats = per_cpu_ptr(zone->per_cpu_zonestats, cpu);
-		struct per_cpu_nodestat *n;
-
-		/*
-		 * The fast way of checking if there are any vmstat diffs.
-		 */
-		if (memchr_inv(pzstats->vm_stat_diff, 0, NR_VM_ZONE_STAT_ITEMS *
-			       sizeof(pzstats->vm_stat_diff[0])))
-			return true;
-
-		if (last_pgdat == zone->zone_pgdat)
-			continue;
-		last_pgdat = zone->zone_pgdat;
-		n = per_cpu_ptr(zone->zone_pgdat->per_cpu_nodestats, cpu);
-		if (memchr_inv(n->vm_node_stat_diff, 0, NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS *
-			       sizeof(n->vm_node_stat_diff[0])))
-		    return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-/*
  * Switch off vmstat processing and then fold all the remaining differentials
  * until the diffs stay at zero. The function is used by NOHZ and can only be
  * invoked when tick processing is not active.