Re: [PATCH] mm: gfp_types: fix __GFP_ACCOUNT, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT documentation

From: Gregory Price

Date: Wed Jul 01 2026 - 18:24:51 EST


On Wed, Jul 01, 2026 at 02:21:02PM -0400, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> Gregory points out that these descriptions are cursed and confusing,
> considering what these flags actually do. This is mostly due to
> historic implementation choices and cgroup1 baggage. Improve the
> description of their actual effects.
>
> Reported-by: Gregory Price <gourry@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Much less cursed, thank you!

Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <gourry@xxxxxxxxxx>