linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 07/10] block: Switch to pinning pages.

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Date:   Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:46:53 +0100
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
        Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 07/10] block: Switch to pinning pages.

On 24.01.23 17:44, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 03:03:53PM +0000, David Howells wrote:
>> Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org> wrote:
>>
>>> It can't.  Per your latest branch:
>>
>> Yes it can.  Patch 6:
> 
> This never involves the cleanup mode as input.  And as I pointed out
> in the other mail, there is no need for the FOLL_ flags on the
> cleanup side.  You can just check the bio flag in bio_release_apges
> and call either put_page or unpin_user_page on that.  The direct
> callers of bio_release_page never mix them pin and get cases anyway.
> Let me find some time to code this up if it's easier to understand
> that way.

In case this series gets resend (which I assume), it would be great to 
CC linux-mm on the whole thing.

-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb