linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/28] fs: Rename AS_THP_SUPPORT and mapping_thp

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Message-ID: <YYo0L60o7ThqGzlX@infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 9 Nov 2021 00:41:19 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     "Darrick J . Wong " <djwong@...nel.org>, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/28] fs: Rename AS_THP_SUPPORT and
 mapping_thp_support

On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 04:05:27AM +0000, Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) wrote:
> These are now indicators of multi-page folio support, not THP support.

Given that we don't use the large foltio term anywhere else this really
needs to grow a comment explaining what the flag means.