linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v7 01/14] mm: rename is_pinnable_pages to is_pinnable_longterm

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Date:   Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:33:28 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Alex Sierra <alex.sierra@....com>, jgg@...dia.com
Cc:     Felix.Kuehling@....com, linux-mm@...ck.org, rcampbell@...dia.com,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        hch@....de, jglisse@...hat.com, apopple@...dia.com,
        willy@...radead.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 01/14] mm: rename is_pinnable_pages to
 is_pinnable_longterm_pages

On 29.06.22 05:54, Alex Sierra wrote:
> is_pinnable_page() and folio_is_pinnable() were renamed to
> is_longterm_pinnable_page() and folio_is_longterm_pinnable()
> respectively. These functions are used in the FOLL_LONGTERM flag
> context.

Subject talks about "*_pages"


Can you elaborate why the move from mm.h to memremap.h is justified?

I'd have called it "is_longterm_pinnable_page", but I am not a native
speaker, so no strong opinion :)


-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb