On 31/10/2016 11:02, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > - * > - * get_user_pages should be phased out in favor of > - * get_user_pages_locked|unlocked or get_user_pages_fast. Nothing > - * should use get_user_pages because it cannot pass > - * FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to handle_mm_fault. This comment should be preserved in some way. In addition, removing get_user_pages_locked() makes it harder (compared to a simple "git grep -w") to identify callers that lack allow-retry functionality). So I'm not sure about the benefits of these patches. If all callers were changed, then sure removing the _locked suffix would be a good idea. Paolo -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>