linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] softirq: modify comments about PF_MEMALLOC in __do

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Date:   Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:12:39 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Yangtao Li <tiny.windzz@...il.com>
Cc:     joel@...lfernandes.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...nel.org,
        frederic@...nel.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        alexander.levin@...izon.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        trivial@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] softirq: modify comments about PF_MEMALLOC in
 __do_softirq


I don't know if the trivial tree is dead or not, but this would be a
prime candidate.

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

-- Steve


On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:21:33 -0400
Yangtao Li <tiny.windzz@...il.com> wrote:

> ---
>  kernel/softirq.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
> index 6f584861d329..6193e1d1b30d 100644
> --- a/kernel/softirq.c
> +++ b/kernel/softirq.c
> @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __softirq_entry __do_softirq(void)
>  	int softirq_bit;
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Mask out PF_MEMALLOC s current task context is borrowed for the
> +	 * Mask out PF_MEMALLOC as current task context is borrowed for the
>  	 * softirq. A softirq handled such as network RX might set PF_MEMALLOC
>  	 * again if the socket is related to swap
>  	 */