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Message-Id: <5458c2c9-3534-c00d-7abf-3315debbf896@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 09:37:12 +0530
From: Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mhocko@...e.com, hughd@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/migrate: Rename various page allocation helper
functions
On 02/04/2018 12:28 PM, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> Allocation helper functions for migrate_pages() remmain scattered with
> similar names making them really confusing. Rename these functions based
> on type of the intended migration. Function alloc_misplaced_dst_page()
> remains unchanged as its highly specialized. The renamed functions are
> listed below. Functionality of migration remains unchanged.
>
> 1. alloc_migrate_target -> new_page_alloc
> 2. new_node_page -> new_page_alloc_othernode
> 3. new_page -> new_page_alloc_keepnode
> 4. alloc_new_node_page -> new_page_alloc_node
> 5. new_page -> new_page_alloc_mempolicy
Hello Michal/Hugh,
Does the renaming good enough or we should just not rename these.
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