Re: [PATCH v6 12/12] mmap locking API: convert mmap_sem comments

[Andrew Morton]

On Thu, 21 May 2020 00:50:56 -0700 Michel Lespinasse <walken@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > >   * Must be called holding task's alloc_lock to protect task's mems_allowed
> > > - * and mempolicy.  May also be called holding the mmap_semaphore for write.
> > > + * and mempolicy.  May also be called holding the mmap_lockaphore for write.
> > >   */
> > >  static int mpol_set_nodemask(struct mempolicy *pol,
> > >                    const nodemask_t *nodes, struct nodemask_scratch *nsc)
> >
> > :)
> 
> Haha, good catch !

aww, you're all so cruel.  The world would be a better place if Linux
had lockaphores!