Re: [PATCH -next] mm/gup.c: Fix the comment of return value for populate_vma_page_range()

From: Ira Weiny
Date: Tue Jul 21 2020 - 19:46:26 EST


On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:43:03AM +0800, Tang Yizhou wrote:
> The return value of populate_vma_page_range() is consistent with
> __get_user_pages(), and so is the function comment of return value.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tang Yizhou <tangyizhou@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> mm/gup.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
> index 2cc5eba44362..a55f1ec712e9 100644
> --- a/mm/gup.c
> +++ b/mm/gup.c
> @@ -1386,7 +1386,8 @@ static __always_inline long __get_user_pages_locked(struct mm_struct *mm,
> *
> * This takes care of mlocking the pages too if VM_LOCKED is set.
> *
> - * return 0 on success, negative error code on error.
> + * Return either number of pages pinned in the vma, or a negative error
> + * code on error.
> *
> * vma->vm_mm->mmap_lock must be held.
> *
> --
> 2.17.1
>