Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] mm: Add ZAP_FLAG_SKIP_SWAP and zap_flags

From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Fri Sep 03 2021 - 03:31:35 EST


@@ -3377,7 +3377,7 @@ void unmap_mapping_pages(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t start,
pgoff_t nr, bool even_cows)
{
pgoff_t first_index = start, last_index = start + nr - 1;
- struct zap_details details = { };
+ struct zap_details details = { .zap_flags = ZAP_FLAG_SKIP_SWAP };
details.zap_mapping = even_cows ? NULL : mapping;
if (last_index < first_index)


I think what would really help is to add a high-level description what
unmap_mapping_page() vs. unmap_mapping_pages() really does, and what the
expectations/use cases are. The names are just way too similar ...

aaaaand staring only at this patch I missed that we have nice descriptions already :)
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Thanks,

David / dhildenb