linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/9] include/linux/pagemap.h: introduce set/clear_fs_page

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:10:05 +0200
From:   Guoqing Jiang <guoqing.jiang@...ud.ionos.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        david@...morbit.com, willy@...radead.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        William Kucharski <william.kucharski@...cle.com>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andreas Gruenbacher <agruenba@...hat.com>,
        Yang Shi <yang.shi@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/9] include/linux/pagemap.h: introduce
 set/clear_fs_page_private

Hi Christoph,

On 4/27/20 7:52 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Why not attach_page_private and clear_page_private as that conveys
> the use case a little better?

Yes, thanks for the good suggestion. Will rename them if no one else
has new idea ...

>> +static inline void *set_fs_page_private(struct page *page, void *data)
>> +{
>> +	get_page(page);
>> +	set_page_private(page, (unsigned long)data);
>> +	SetPagePrivate(page);
>> +
>> +	return data;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static inline void *clear_fs_page_private(struct page *page)
>> +{
>> +	void *data = (void *)page_private(page);
>> +
>> +	if (!PagePrivate(page))
>> +		return NULL;
>> +	ClearPagePrivate(page);
>> +	set_page_private(page, 0);
>> +	put_page(page);
>> +
>> +	return data;
>> +}
> Can you add kerneldoc comments describing them, including why we
> take the refernces?

Ok, will do.

> Also what is the point of the return value of set_fs_page_private?

In this way, iomap_page_create can just return the function, but you
don't like this way as you replied, will change the return value to "void".

Thanks,
Guoqing