linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] mm: add new mmgrab() helper

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Message-ID: <20161216101915.GC27758@node>
Date:   Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:19:15 +0300
From:   "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...cle.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] mm: add new mmgrab() helper

On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 10:56:24AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> But I must say mmget() vs mmgrab() is a wee bit confusing.

mm_count vs mm_users is not very clear too. :)

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov