linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 11/11] mm: Rename PG_dropbehind to PG

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:42:26 +0200
From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 11/11] mm: Rename PG_dropbehind to PG_reclaim

On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 10:18:16PM -0800, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 11:31:35AM +0200, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > Now as PG_reclaim is gone, its name can be reclaimed for better
> > use :)
> > 
> > Rename PG_dropbehind to PG_reclaim and rename all helpers around it.
> 
> Why?  reclaim is completely generic and reclaim can mean many
> different things.  dropbehind is much more specific.

Dropbehind is somewhat obscure name. You need fair bit of context to
understand what it does.

But I don't care that much. We can keep it as PG_dropbehind.

Anybody else has opinion on this?

-- 
  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov