linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/10] hugetlb: redefine hugepage copy functions

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Date:	Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:18:44 +0100
From:	Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	Jun'ichi Nomura <j-nomura@...jp.nec.com>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] hugetlb: redefine hugepage copy functions

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 01:15:44PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> >> +static void copy_gigantic_page(struct page *dst, struct page *src)
> >> +{
> >> +	int i;
> >> +	struct hstate *h = page_hstate(src);
> >> +	struct page *dst_base = dst;
> >> +	struct page *src_base = src;
> >> +
> >> +	for (i = 0; i < pages_per_huge_page(h); ) {
> >> +		cond_resched();
> >
> > Should this function not have a might_sleep() check too?
> 
> cond_resched() implies might_sleep I believe. I think
> that answers the earlier question too becuse that function
> calls this.
> 

You're right, cond_resched() calls might_sleep so the additional check
is redundant.

> 	/*
> >
> > Other than the removal of the might_sleep() check, this looks ok too.
> 
> Can I assume an Ack?
> 

Yes.

-- 
Mel Gorman
Part-time Phd Student                          Linux Technology Center
University of Limerick                         IBM Dublin Software Lab
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