Re: uPatch for mm/filemap.c

From: Dave Jones (dave@denial.force9.co.uk)
Date: Sat Jul 15 2000 - 13:26:11 EST


Roberto Fichera <mc3641@mclink.it> wrote:
> I've notice a double page_cache_release() in
> mm/filemap.c:truncate_inode_pages().

This is intentional.

IIRC it reduces the reference by two.
I thought it was a bug myself when I first saw it.
Maybe someone should throw a comment there?

/* reduce reference count by two */

Just to stop anyone else 'fixing' this?

-- 
Dave.

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