linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] mm: account_page

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Message-ID: <20100913025010.GA7697@localhost>
Date:	Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:50:10 +0800
From:	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
To:	Michael Rubin <mrubin@...gle.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"jack@...e.cz" <jack@...e.cz>, "riel@...hat.com" <riel@...hat.com>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"david@...morbit.com" <david@...morbit.com>,
	"kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com" <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	"npiggin@...nel.dk" <npiggin@...nel.dk>, "hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
	"axboe@...nel.dk" <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] mm: account_page_writeback added

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 04:30:37AM +0800, Michael Rubin wrote:
> This allows code outside of the mm core to safely manipulate page
> writeback state and not worry about the other accounting. Not using
> these routines means that some code will lose track of the accounting
> and we get bugs.
> 
> Modified nilfs2 to use interface.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Rubin <mrubin@...gle.com>
> Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>

Reviewed-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
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