linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/40] mm/rmap: rename hugepage_add* to hugetlb

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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 04:33:40 +0000
From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>,
	Yin Fengwei <fengwei.yin@...el.com>,
	Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
	Muchun Song <muchun.song@...ux.dev>, Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>,
	Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/40] mm/rmap: rename hugepage_add* to hugetlb_add*

On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 11:44:25PM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Let's just call it "hugetlb_".
> 
> Yes, it's all already inconsistent and confusing because we have a lot
> of "hugepage_" functions for legacy reasons. But "hugetlb" cannot possibly
> be confused with transparent huge pages, and it matches "hugetlb.c" and
> "folio_test_hugetlb()". So let's minimize confusion in rmap code.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>