linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mm: Introduce free_folio_and_swap_cache() to replace free_page_and_swap

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Message-ID: <c7aee943-2802-4a41-8e3e-e80f45e80dec@redhat.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:05:45 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To: nifan.cxl@...il.com, willy@...radead.org
Cc: mcgrof@...nel.org, a.manzanares@...sung.com, dave@...olabs.net,
 akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 will@...nel.org, aneesh.kumar@...nel.org, hca@...ux.ibm.com,
 gor@...ux.ibm.com, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, ziy@...dia.com,
 Fan Ni <fan.ni@...sung.com>, "Vishal Moola (Oracle)" <vishal.moola@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mm: Introduce free_folio_and_swap_cache() to replace
 free_page_and_swap_cache()

On 13.04.25 06:22, nifan.cxl@...il.com wrote:
> From: Fan Ni <fan.ni@...sung.com>
> 
> The function free_page_and_swap_cache() takes a struct page pointer as
> input parameter, but it will immediately convert it to folio and all
> operations following within use folio instead of page.  It makes more
> sense to pass in folio directly.
> 
> Introduce free_folio_and_swap_cache(), which takes folio as input to
> replace free_page_and_swap_cache().  And apply it to all occurrences
> where free_page_and_swap_cache() was used.

Patch title should better be

"mm: convert free_page_and_swap_cache() to free_folio_and_swap_cache()"

and similarly adjust the patch description. Thanks!

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>


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Cheers,

David / dhildenb