linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] mm: Remove lru parameter from __lru_cache_add and lru_cache_add

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Message-ID: <20130517204951.GD15721@cmpxchg.org>
Date:	Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:51 -0400
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
To:	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
Cc:	Alexey Lyahkov <alexey.lyashkov@...il.com>,
	Andrew Perepechko <anserper@...ru>,
	Robin Dong <sanbai@...bao.com>, Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Bernd Schubert <bernd.schubert@...tmail.fm>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>,
	Linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux-ext4 <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] mm: Remove lru parameter from __lru_cache_add and
 lru_cache_add_lru

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:48:07AM +0100, Mel Gorman wrote:
> Similar to __pagevec_lru_add, this patch removes the LRU parameter
> from __lru_cache_add and lru_cache_add_lru as the caller does not
> control the exact LRU the page gets added to. lru_cache_add_lru gets
> renamed to lru_cache_add the name is silly without the lru parameter.
> With the parameter removed, it is required that the caller indicate
> if they want the page added to the active or inactive list by setting
> or clearing PageActive respectively.
> 
> [akpm@...ux-foundation.org: Suggested the patch]
> Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>

Acked-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
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