linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: workingset: Simplify lockdep check in update

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Message-ID: <aAhLZgLT6qPNK4lz@casper.infradead.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:07:34 +0100
From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@...e.de>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: workingset: Simplify lockdep check in update_node

On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 06:39:53PM +0100, Pedro Falcato wrote:
> Actually, not sure if this is wanted given the original code is a little more
> explicit on what the lock is. +CC the original author
> 
> If people think this is worse, just drop the patch, I don't really care - was just
> checking out the function for other purposes and found this bit a little confusing.

I think it's clearer.

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>