On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:25:03AM +0900, Minchan Kim wrote:
> alloc_pages_exact_node naming makes some people misleading.
> They considered it following as.
> "This function will allocate pages from node which I wanted
> exactly".
> But it can allocate pages from fallback list if page allocator
> can't find free page from node user wanted.
>
> So let's comment this NOTE.
>
It's a little tough to read. How about
/*
* Use this instead of alloc_pages_node when the caller knows
* exactly which node they need (as opposed to passing in -1
* for current). Fallback to other nodes will still occur
* unless __GFP_THISNODE is specified.
*/
That at least will tie in why "exact" is in the name?
> Actually I wanted to change naming with better.
> ex) alloc_pages_explict_node.
"Explicit" can also be taken to mean "this and only this node".
> But I changed my mind since the comment would be enough.
>
> If anybody suggests better name, I will do with pleasure.
>
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Bob Liu <lliubbo@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/gfp.h | 5 +++++
> 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
> index b65f003..7539c17 100644
> --- a/include/linux/gfp.h
> +++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
> @@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ static inline struct page *alloc_pages_node(int nid, gfp_t gfp_mask,
> return __alloc_pages(gfp_mask, order, node_zonelist(nid, gfp_mask));
> }
>
> +/*
> + * NOTE : Allow page from fallback if page allocator can't find free page
> + * in your nid. Only if you want to allocate page from your nid, use
> + * __GFP_THISNODE flags with gfp_mask.
> + */
> static inline struct page *alloc_pages_exact_node(int nid, gfp_t gfp_mask,
> unsigned int order)
> {
> --
> 1.7.0.5
>
--
Mel Gorman
Part-time Phd Student Linux Technology Center
University of Limerick IBM Dublin Software Lab
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