linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] the scheduled find_trylock

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Date:	Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:53:07 +1100
From:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
CC:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Memory Management <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] the scheduled find_trylock_page() removal

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> This patch contains the scheduled find_trylock_page() removal.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>

I guess I don't have a problem with this going into -mm and making its way
upstream sometime after the next release.

I would normally say it is OK to stay for another year because it is so
unintrusive, but I don't like the fact it doesn't give one an explicit ref
on the page -- it could be misused slightly more easily than find_lock_page
or find_get_page.

Anyone object? Otherwise:

Acked-by: Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>

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