linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH mm-stable 1/2] x86/mm: further clarify switch_mm_irqs

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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:11:37 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Yosry Ahmed <yosryahmed@...gle.com>,
 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
 Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
 Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
 x86@...nel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH mm-stable 1/2] x86/mm: further clarify
 switch_mm_irqs_off() documentation

On 2/22/24 11:09, Yosry Ahmed wrote:
> Commit accf6b23d1e5a ("x86/mm: clarify "prev" usage in
> switch_mm_irqs_off()") attempted to clarify x86's usage of the arguments
> passed by generic code, specifically the "prev" argument the is unused
> by x86. However, it could have done a better job with the comment above
> switch_mm_irqs_off(). Rewrite this comment according to Dave Hansen's
> suggestion.

Looks good, thanks for sending this!

Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>