linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH]mm:highmem.h remove obsolete memclear_highpage

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Date:	Mon, 24 May 2010 11:14:01 -0700
From:	Justin Mattock <justinmattock@...il.com>
To:	linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH]mm:highmem.h remove obsolete memclear_highpage_flush() 
	call.

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Justin P. Mattock
<justinmattock@...il.com> wrote:
> memclear_highpage_flush has been changed over to
> zero_user_page for some time now. I think it's
> safe to say it's o.k. to remove all of it.
> (but correct me if I'm wrong).
>
> Signed-off-by: Justin P. Mattock <justinmattock@...il.com>
>
>
> ---
>  include/linux/highmem.h |    6 ------
>  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h
> index 74152c0..c77f913 100644
> --- a/include/linux/highmem.h
> +++ b/include/linux/highmem.h
> @@ -173,12 +173,6 @@ static inline void zero_user(struct page *page,
>        zero_user_segments(page, start, start + size, 0, 0);
>  }
>
> -static inline void __deprecated memclear_highpage_flush(struct page *page,
> -                       unsigned int offset, unsigned int size)
> -{
> -       zero_user(page, offset, size);
> -}
> -
>  #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_COPY_USER_HIGHPAGE
>
>  static inline void copy_user_highpage(struct page *to, struct page *from,
> --
> 1.6.5.2.180.gc5b3e
>
>

no response on this yet..
is it safe to say this can go in
my reject pile?

-- 
Justin P. Mattock
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