Another pet peeve ;) On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:19:40 -0400 Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > /** > + * list_lru_add_head: add an element to the lru list's head > + * @list_lru: the lru pointer > + * @item: the item to be added. > + * > + * This is similar to list_lru_add(). The only difference is the location > + * where the new item will be added. The list_lru_add() function will add People often use the term "the foo() function". I don't know why - just say "foo()"! > + * the new item to the tail as it is the most recently used one. The > + * list_lru_add_head() will add the new item into the head so that it Ditto. "to the head" > + * will the first to go if a shrinker is running. So this function should "will be the" > + * only be used for less important item that can be the first to go if "items" > + * the system is under memory pressure. > + * > + * Return value: true if the list was updated, false otherwise > + */
