Re: [PATCH] hugetlbfs: initialize shared policy as part of inode allocation

From: Mike Kravetz
Date: Sat Mar 25 2017 - 17:37:01 EST


On 03/24/2017 05:54 PM, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> Mike Kravetz wrote:
>> Any time after inode allocation, destroy_inode can be called. The
>> hugetlbfs inode contains a shared_policy structure, and
>> mpol_free_shared_policy is unconditionally called as part of
>> hugetlbfs_destroy_inode. Initialize the policy as part of inode
>> allocation so that any quick (error path) calls to destroy_inode
>> will be handed an initialized policy.
>
> I think you can as well do
>
> - struct hugetlbfs_inode_info *info;
> - info = HUGETLBFS_I(inode);
> - mpol_shared_policy_init(&info->policy, NULL);
>
> in hugetlbfs_get_root().

Thank you. You are correct.
After doing shared policy initialization at inode allocation time,
it is redundant here.

I will send v2 patch with this modification.

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Mike Kravetz