Re: [PATCH 03/10] hugetlb: redefine hugepage copy functions

From: Mel Gorman
Date: Mon Sep 20 2010 - 07:19:01 EST


On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 01:15:44PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
> >> +static void copy_gigantic_page(struct page *dst, struct page *src)
> >> +{
> >> + int i;
> >> + struct hstate *h = page_hstate(src);
> >> + struct page *dst_base = dst;
> >> + struct page *src_base = src;
> >> +
> >> + for (i = 0; i < pages_per_huge_page(h); ) {
> >> + cond_resched();
> >
> > Should this function not have a might_sleep() check too?
>
> cond_resched() implies might_sleep I believe. I think
> that answers the earlier question too becuse that function
> calls this.
>

You're right, cond_resched() calls might_sleep so the additional check
is redundant.

> /*
> >
> > Other than the removal of the might_sleep() check, this looks ok too.
>
> Can I assume an Ack?
>

Yes.

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Mel Gorman
Part-time Phd Student Linux Technology Center
University of Limerick IBM Dublin Software Lab
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