From: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
To: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>
Cc: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
kexec@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mm/memfd_luo: don't use memfd_pin_folios()
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:05:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <avQhxo-dVGdvcHK6@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2vxzse18h9j5.fsf@kernel.org>
On Tue, Nov 10, 2026 at 06:38:06PM +0100, Pratyush Yadav wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 04 2026, Mike Rapoport wrote:
>
> >> +/*
> >> + * Move a folio out of ZONE_MOVABLE or CMA, so it can be held until the next
> >
> > "held until next kernel" - here and below - I feel that something is off
> > here, but can't pinpoint what exactly.
>
> Hmm, perhaps this:
>
> Preservation holds a longterm reference on the folio. This would
> block migration in ZONE_MOVABLE or CMA. Move it out.
>
> ?
>
> >
> >> + * kernel. Called with a reference on the unlocked folio, which is always
> >> + * dropped. The caller must look up the folio again afterwards.
> >
> > I'm having hard time parsing "called with a reference" sentence :)
>
> What about this:
>
> Must be called with folio unlocked. Drops the reference to folio.
> The caller must look it up again.
Ack for both :)
> --
> Regards,
> Pratyush Yadav
--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-11 8:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-03 17:22 Pratyush Yadav
2026-11-03 20:49 ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-11-04 17:09 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-10 17:38 ` Pratyush Yadav
2026-11-11 8:05 ` Mike Rapoport [this message]
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