linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 2/4] mmzone: note that node_size_lock should be manipulated via pgdat_resize

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Message-Id: <1368486787-9511-3-git-send-email-cody@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 May 2013 16:13:05 -0700
From:	Cody P Schafer <cody@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Cody P Schafer <cody@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 2/4] mmzone: note that node_size_lock should be manipulated via pgdat_resize_lock()

Signed-off-by: Cody P Schafer <cody@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 include/linux/mmzone.h | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index fc859a0c..41557be 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -716,6 +716,9 @@ typedef struct pglist_data {
 	 * or node_spanned_pages stay constant.  Holding this will also
 	 * guarantee that any pfn_valid() stays that way.
 	 *
+	 * pgdat_resize_lock() and pgdat_resize_unlock() are provided to
+	 * manipulate node_size_lock without checking for CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
+	 *
 	 * Nests above zone->lock and zone->span_seqlock
 	 */
 	spinlock_t node_size_lock;
-- 
1.8.2.2

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