On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> + * Note: if @flags has FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY set then the mmap_sem
> + * may be released if it failed to arquire the page_lock. If the
> + * mmap_sem is released then it will return VM_FAULT_RETRY set.
> + * This is to keep the time mmap_sem is held when the page_lock
> + * is taken for IO.
So I know what that flag does, but I knew it without the comment.
WITH the comment, I'm just confused. "This is to keep the time
mmap_sem is held when the page_lock is taken for IO."
Sounds like a google translation from swahili. "keep the time" what?
Maybe "keep" -> "minimize"? Or just "This is to avoid holding mmap_sem
while waiting for IO"
Linus
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