Re: [PATCH] mm: rename reclaim_pages() to reclaim_folios()

From: Huang, Ying
Date: Sun Apr 16 2023 - 22:28:42 EST


Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 05:27:16PM +0800, Kefeng Wang wrote:
>> As commit a83f0551f496 ("mm/vmscan: convert reclaim_pages() to use
>> a folio") changes the arg from page_list to folio_list, but not
>> the defination, let's correct it and rename it to reclaim_folios too.
>
> I didn't bother. It's not inaccurate; we're reclaiming the pages
> in the folios.

What's the general rule about renaming "pages" to "folios" in function
names? I am thinking whether it's necessary to rename migrate_pages()
to migrate_folios(). It's unnecessary?

Best Regards,
Huang, Ying