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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/5 v2] memcg: replace unsigned long by u64 to avoid overflow
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 02:04:20PM +0800, Wanpeng Li wrote:
> Changlog:
>
> V2 -> V1:
> * fix zone_page_state()::/include/linux/vmstat.h returns 'unsigned long'
>
> From: Wanpeng Li <liwp@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> Since the return value variable in mem_cgroup_zone_nr_lru_pages and
> mem_cgroup_node_nr_lru_pages functions are u64, so replace the return
> value of funtions by u64 to avoid overflow.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <liwp.linux@gmail.com>
> ---
> include/linux/vmstat.h | 2 +-
> mm/memcontrol.c | 5 ++---
> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/vmstat.h b/include/linux/vmstat.h
> index 65efb92..6a14291 100644
> --- a/include/linux/vmstat.h
> +++ b/include/linux/vmstat.h
> @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static inline unsigned long global_page_state(enum zone_stat_item item)
> return x;
> }
>
> -static inline unsigned long zone_page_state(struct zone *zone,
> +static inline u64 zone_page_state(struct zone *zone,
> enum zone_stat_item item)
> {
> long x = atomic_long_read(&zone->vm_stat[item]);

We established that there is no known reason to use ulong for page
counters and that IF YOU HAD ONE, you should obviously say so and then
do a wholesale conversion. But I don't think you have one.

This patch makes absolutely no sense.


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