On Thu 27-10-16 12:55:27, Michal Hocko wrote: > On Thu 27-10-16 10:51:40, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > > This patch adds a int *locked parameter to get_user_pages_remote() to allow > > VM_FAULT_RETRY faulting behaviour similar to get_user_pages_[un]locked(). > > > > Taking into account the previous adjustments to get_user_pages*() functions > > allowing for the passing of gup_flags, we are now in a position where > > __get_user_pages_unlocked() need only be exported for his ability to allow > > VM_FAULT_RETRY behaviour, this adjustment allows us to subsequently unexport > > __get_user_pages_unlocked() as well as allowing for future flexibility in the > > use of get_user_pages_remote(). > > I would also add that this shouldn't introduce any functional change. Forgot to mention that this also opens doors to change other g_u_p_r callers to allow FAULT_RETRY logic. -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs _______________________________________________ dri-devel mailing list dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
