linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: document memalloc_noreclaim_save() and memalloc_pin

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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:52:47 +0100
From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
To: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
	Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>,
	Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...een.com>,
	Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: document memalloc_noreclaim_save() and
 memalloc_pin_save()

On Mon 12-02-24 19:29:51, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> The memalloc_noreclaim_save() function currently has no documentation
> comment, so the implications of its usage are not obvious. Namely that
> it not only prevents entering reclaim (as the name suggests), but also
> allows using all memory reserves and thus should be only used in
> contexts that are allocating memory to free memory. This may lead to new
> improper usages being added.
> 
> Thus add a documenting comment, based on the description of
> __GFP_MEMALLOC. While at it, also document memalloc_pin_save() so that
> all the memalloc_ scopes are documented. In the comments describing the
> relevant PF_MEMALLOC flags, refer to their scope setting functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>

Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
Thanks!

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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs