Re: [PATCH v4] dax: Change return type to vm_fault_t

From: Souptick Joarder
Date: Fri May 11 2018 - 12:39:21 EST


On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 10:04 PM, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 9:34 AM, Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Use new return type vm_fault_t for fault handler. For
>> now, this is just documenting that the function returns
>> a VM_FAULT value rather than an errno. Once all instances
>> are converted, vm_fault_t will become a distinct type.
>>
>> Commit 1c8f422059ae ("mm: change return type to vm_fault_t")
>>
>> Previously vm_insert_mixed() returns err which driver
>> mapped into VM_FAULT_* type. The new function
>> vmf_insert_mixed() will replace this inefficiency by
>> returning VM_FAULT_* type.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reviewed-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> v2: Modified the change log
>>
>> v3: Updated the change log and
>> added Ross in review list
>>
>> v4: Addressed David's comment.
>> Changes in huge_memory.c put
>> together in a single patch that
>> it is bisectable in furture
>
> Thanks, I'll carry this in the nvdimm tree since it collides with some
> work-in progress development.

Thanks Dan :)