linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 03/11] filemap: allocate mapping_min

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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:24:51 +0100
From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To: "Pankaj Raghav (Samsung)" <kernel@...kajraghav.com>
Cc: david@...morbit.com, djwong@...nel.org, chandan.babu@...cle.com,
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	cl@...amperecomputing.com, john.g.garry@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 03/11] filemap: allocate mapping_min_order folios in
 the page cache

On Fri, Jun 07, 2024 at 02:58:54PM +0000, Pankaj Raghav (Samsung) wrote:
> +/**
> + * mapping_align_start_index() - Align starting index based on the min
> + * folio order of the page cache.

_short_ description.  "Align index appropriately for this mapping".
And maybe that means we should call it "mapping_align_index" instead
of mapping_align_start_index?

> + * @mapping: The address_space.
> + *
> + * Ensure the index used is aligned to the minimum folio order when adding
> + * new folios to the page cache by rounding down to the nearest minimum
> + * folio number of pages.

How about:

 * The index of a folio must be naturally aligned.  If you are adding a
 * new folio to the page cache and need to know what index to give it,
 * call this function.