linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 08/33] mm: Add folio_try_get

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Date:   Fri, 14 May 2021 14:11:22 +0200
From:   Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To:     "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 08/33] mm: Add folio_try_get_rcu

On 5/11/21 11:47 PM, Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) wrote:
> This is the equivalent of page_cache_get_speculative().  Also add
> folio_ref_try_add_rcu (the equivalent of page_cache_add_speculative)
> and folio_get_unless_zero() (the equivalent of get_page_unless_zero()).
> 
> The new kernel-doc attempts to explain from the user's point of view
> when to use folio_try_get_rcu() and when to use folio_get_unless_zero(),
> because there seems to be some confusion currently between the users of
> page_cache_get_speculative() and get_page_unless_zero().
> 
> Reimplement page_cache_add_speculative() and page_cache_get_speculative()
> as wrappers around the folio equivalents, but leave get_page_unless_zero()
> alone for now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>

Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>