linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: fix dubious code in __count_immobile

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Date:	Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:26:26 +0900
From:	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: fix dubious code in __count_immobile_pages()

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com> wrote:
> When pfn_valid_within() failed 'iter' was incremented twice.
>
> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>
> Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Reviewed-by: Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>

Nitpick.

I am not sure it's best. I don't like below trick.
iter += (1 << page_order(page)) - 1;

So we can change for loop with while as removing -1 trick of PageBuddy.
But if you don't like it, I don't mind it. :)

Thanks!

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Kind regards,
Minchan Kim
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