linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 2/3] mm: Provide a function to get an additional pin on a page

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Date:   Thu, 25 May 2023 19:29:21 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>,
        Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>,
        Hillf Danton <hdanton@...a.com>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 2/3] mm: Provide a function to get an additional
 pin on a page

On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 3:40 PM David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> +void page_get_additional_pin(struct page *page)
> +{
> +       struct folio *folio = page_folio(page);
> +
> +       if (page == ZERO_PAGE(0))
> +               return;

You added that nice "is_zero_folio()", and then you did the above anyway..

               Linus