linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] mm/swap: Rename pagevec_lru_move_fn() as pagevec_lruvec_move

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Date:   Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:37:31 +0530
From:   Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] mm/swap: Rename pagevec_lru_move_fn() as
 pagevec_lruvec_move_fn()

On 10/19/2017 08:59 PM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Thu 19-10-17 14:03:14, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
>> The function pagevec_lru_move_fn() actually moves pages from various
>> per cpu pagevecs into per node lruvecs with a custom function which
>> knows how to handle individual pages present in any given pagevec.
>> Because it does movement between pagevecs and lruvecs as whole not
>> to an individual list element, the name should reflect it.
> I find the original name quite understandable (and shorter). I do not
> think this is worth changing. It is just a code churn without a good
> reason.
> 

Sure, I understand.