linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/3] mmu

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Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:56:12 -0600
From:	Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>
To:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Subject: Re: [patch 1/3] mmu_notifier: Core code

> @@ -2033,6 +2034,7 @@ void exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm)
>  	unsigned long end;
>  
>  	/* mm's last user has gone, and its about to be pulled down */
> +	mmu_notifier(invalidate_all, mm, 0);
>  	arch_exit_mmap(mm);
>  

The name of the "invalidate_all" callout is not very descriptive.
Why not use "exit_mmap". That matches the function name, the arch callout
and better describes what is happening.


--- jack


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