linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 02/11] mm: mempolicy: add queue_pages_node

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Message-ID: <20170519202843.lco2rkkivh2a433k@techsingularity.net>
Date:   Fri, 19 May 2017 21:28:43 +0100
From:   Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>
To:     Zi Yan <zi.yan@...rutgers.edu>
Cc:     Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com, kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, minchan@...nel.org, vbabka@...e.cz,
        mhocko@...nel.org, dnellans@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 02/11] mm: mempolicy: add queue_pages_node_check()

On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 12:37:38PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
> > As you say, there is no functional change but the helper name is vague
> > and gives no hint to what's it's checking for. It's somewhat tolerable as
> > it is as it's obvious what is being checked but the same is not true with
> > the helper name.
> >
> 
> Does queue_pages_invert_nodemask_check() work? I can change the helper name
> in the next version.
> 

Not particularly, maybe queue_pages_required and invert the check with a
comment above it explaining what it's checking for would be ok.

-- 
Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs