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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] mm: rename and move get/set_freepage_migratetype
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 02:29:08PM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> Subject: mm: rename and move get/set_freepage_migratetype
>
> The pair of get/set_freepage_migratetype() functions are used to cache
> pageblock migratetype for a page put on a pcplist, so that it does not have
> to be retrieved again when the page is put on a free list (e.g. when pcplists
> become full). Historically it was also assumed that the value is accurate for
> pages on freelists (as the functions' names unfortunately suggest), but that
> cannot be guaranteed without affecting various allocator fast paths. It is in
> fact not needed and all such uses have been removed.
>
> The last two remaining (but pointless) usages related to pages of freelists
> are removed by this patch:
> - move_freepages() which operates on pages already on freelists
> - __free_pages_ok() which puts a page directly to freelist, bypassing pcplists
>
> To prevent further confusion, rename the functions to
> get/set_pcppage_migratetype() and expand their description. Since all the
> users are now in mm/page_alloc.c, move the functions there from the shared
> header.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>

Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@techsingularity.net>

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Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs


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