linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] mm, fault_around: do not take a reference to a locked page

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Date:   Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:51:39 -0700
From:   William Kucharski <william.kucharski@...cle.com>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
        Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Oscar Salvador <OSalvador@...e.com>,
        Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] mm, fault_around: do not take a reference to a
 locked page



> On Nov 20, 2018, at 7:12 AM, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> +		/*
> +		 * Check the locked pages before taking a reference to not
> +		 * go in the way of migration.
> +		 */

Could you make this a tiny bit more explanative, something like:

+		/*
+		 * Check for a locked page first, as a speculative
+		 * reference may adversely influence page migration.
+		 */

Reviewed-by: William Kucharski <william.kucharski@...cle.com>