Re: [PATCH v6 10/12] mmap locking API: rename mmap_sem to mmap_lock

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To: Michel Lespinasse <walken@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 10/12] mmap locking API: rename mmap_sem to mmap_lock
From: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 07:16:21 -0700
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On Tue, 19 May 2020, Michel Lespinasse wrote:

Rename the mmap_sem field to mmap_lock. Any new uses of this lock
should now go through the new mmap locking api. The mmap_lock is
still implemented as a rwsem, though this could change in the future.

Signed-off-by: Michel Lespinasse <walken@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>


Reviewed-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@xxxxxxx>

References:
- [PATCH v6 00/12] Add a new mmap locking API wrapping mmap_sem calls
  - From: Michel Lespinasse
- [PATCH v6 10/12] mmap locking API: rename mmap_sem to mmap_lock
  - From: Michel Lespinasse

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