linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] zsmalloc: add details to zs_map

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Date:	Mon,  2 Jul 2012 16:15:51 -0500
From:	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@...cle.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>,
	Robert Jennings <rcj@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] zsmalloc: add details to zs_map_object boiler plate

Add information on the usage limits of zs_map_object()

Signed-off-by: Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c |    7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c b/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
index 4942d41..abf7c13 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
@@ -747,7 +747,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(zs_free);
  *
  * Before using an object allocated from zs_malloc, it must be mapped using
  * this function. When done with the object, it must be unmapped using
- * zs_unmap_object
+ * zs_unmap_object.
+ *
+ * Only one object can be mapped per cpu at a time. There is no protection
+ * against nested mappings.
+ *
+ * This function returns with preemption and page faults disabled.
 */
 void *zs_map_object(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
 {
-- 
1.7.9.5

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