linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/14] x86, mm: add release_locked_buffer_on

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Date:	Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:22:15 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Markus Metzger <markus.t.metzger@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de,
	hpa@...or.com, markus.t.metzger@...il.com, roland@...hat.com,
	eranian@...glemail.com, juan.villacis@...el.com,
	ak@...ux.jf.intel.com
Subject: Re: [patch 2/14] x86, mm: add release_locked_buffer_on_behalf

On 03/27, Markus Metzger wrote:
>
> -void release_locked_buffer(void *buffer, size_t size)
> +void release_locked_buffer_on_behalf(struct mm_struct *mm,
> +				     void *buffer, size_t size)
>  {
>  	unsigned long pgsz = PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>  
> -	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
> +	down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
>  
> -	current->mm->total_vm  -= pgsz;
> -	current->mm->locked_vm -= pgsz;
> +	mm->total_vm  -= pgsz;
> +	mm->locked_vm -= pgsz;
>  
> -	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
> +	up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
>  }

If you change this helper, perhaps you can remove the "void *buffer"
argument? It is not used. Actually, this helper should be renamed.
It doesn't free the memory, it only updates mm->xxx_vm.

Oleg.

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